Coordinates	33°51′35.9″N151°12′40″N
company name	Aegon N.V.
company logo
company type	Naamloze vennootschap
traded as	,
foundation	1983
location	The Hague, Netherlands
area served	Worldwide
key people	Alex Wynaendts (CEO), Rob Routs (Chairman of the supervisory board)
industry	Financial services
products	Life insurance, asset management, pensions
revenue	€49.18 billion (2010)
net income	€1.759 billion (2010)
assets	€332.22 billion (end 2010)
equity	€23.43 billion (end 2010)
num employees	27,470 (end 2010)
homepage	www.aegon.com
intl	yes }}

Aegon N.V. (officially typeset AEGON) is one of the world’s largest life insurance and pension groups, and a strong provider of investment products. Aegon's head office is in The Hague, Netherlands. At the end of 2010, Aegon companies employed about 27,500 people worldwide, serving approximately 40 million customers.

History

Aegon was founded in 1983 from the merger of AGO Holding N.V. (itself created by the merger of three companies in 1968) and Ennia N.V. (itself formed by the merger of three companies in 1969). Its U.S. headquarters are in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. It acquired Scottish Equitable in 1994.

In 1998 it formed Stonebridge International Insurance Ltd to create and market a range of personal insurance products, providing accident, health and unemployment cover to its own customers and via business partners.

In 1999 it acquired the life assurance business of Guardian Royal Exchange. That year it also bought Transamerica Corporation.

On August 13, 2007, Aegon and Merrill Lynch announced a strategic business partnership in the areas of life insurance and investment products. As part of the relationship, Aegon acquired two of Merrill Lynch's life insurance companies for US$1.3 billion.

On April 23, 2008, Alex Wynaendts succeeded the retiring Donald J. Shepard as Chairman of the Executive Board and CEO of Aegon N.V. following the Group's Annual General Meeting of Shareholders: Donald Shepard announced his retirement in November 2007, after six years as Chairman.

On October 28, 2008, the Dutch government and De Nederlandsche Bank agreed to give Aegon a €3 billion capital injection to create a capital buffer in exchange for convertible bonds to ease the group through the financial crisis.

Operations

Aegon's businesses focus on life insurance and pensions, savings and asset management products. The group is also active in accident and supplemental health insurance and general insurance, and has limited banking activities. Aegon has major operations in the United States (where it is heavily represented through World Financial Group and Transamerica), the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. In addition, the group is present in a number of other countries including Canada, Brazil, Mexico, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Turkey, Spain, China, Japan and India.

Sponsorship

In 2008, Aegon became the official sponsor of the Dutch football team AFC Ajax, in a deal which will last for seven years. Ajax's uniform now features the Aegon logo across the chest. Aegon becomes the third sponsor of Ajax (TDK sponsored Ajax in the 1980s, and ABN AMRO sponsored the team from 1990 till 2008). As of late 2008, Aegon also sponsor the Lawn Tennis Association. A sponsorship package was agreed with the LTA and Aegon's name will appear on all four pillars of British Tennis, including many professional tournaments, one of which is the AEGON Championships, an ATP grasscourt professional tennis tournament in June in London, taking over from Stella Artois, who had sponsored the event since 1979. Aegon also sponsor professional golfer Zach Johnson, who won the 2007 Masters Tournament.

Primary subsidiaries

Scottish Equitable plc (trading as AEGON UK)

Transamerica Corporation

Transamerica Life Insurance Company

Transamerica Life Insurance Company of New York

Transamerica Advisors Life Insurance Company

Transamerica Advisors Life Insurance Company of New York

Monumental Life Insurance Company

Stonebridge Casualty Insurance Company

Stonebridge International Insurance Ltd

Stonebridge Life Insurance Company

Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio

Transamerica Life Canada

Aegon TU na Życie S.A. / Aegon Powszechne Towarzystwo Emerytalne S.A.

Mongeral (Joint Venture 50% Brazilian Insurance Company)

Diversified Investment Advisors

World Financial Group

World Group Securities

References

External links

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Coordinates	33°51′35.9″N151°12′40″N
Name	Andy Murray
Country
Residence	London, England
Birth date	May 15, 1987
Birth place	Glasgow, Scotland
Height
Weight
Turnedpro	2004
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Careerprizemoney	$19,674,559
Website	www.andymurray.com
Singlesrecord	333–108 (75.51%)
Singlestitles	22
Highestsinglesranking	No. 2 (17 August 2009)
Currentsinglesranking	No. 4 (27 February 2012)
Australianopenresult	F (2010, 2011)
Frenchopenresult	SF (2011)
Wimbledonresult	SF (2009, 2010, 2011)
Usopenresult	F (2008)
Othertournaments	Yes
Masterscupresult	SF (2008, 2010)
Olympicsresult	1R (2008)
Doublesrecord	42–50
Doublestitles	2
Highestdoublesranking	No. 51 (17 October 2011)
Currentdoublesranking	No. 76 (27 February 2012)
Grandslamsdoublesresults	Yes
Australianopendoublesresult	1R (2006)
Frenchopendoublesresult	2R (2006)
Wimbledondoublesresult	1R (2005)
Usopendoublesresult	2R (2008)
Othertournamentsdoubles	Yes
Olympicsdoublesresult	2R (2008)
Updated	November 2011 }}

Andrew "Andy" Murray (born 15 May 1987) is a Scottish professional tennis player. He is currently ranked No. 4 in the world, and was ranked No. 2 from 17 to 31 August 2009. Murray achieved a top-10 ranking by the Association of Tennis Professionals for the first time on 16 April 2007. He has been runner-up in three Grand Slam finals: the 2008 US Open, the 2010 Australian Open and the 2011 Australian Open, losing the first two to Roger Federer and the third to Novak Djokovic. In 2011, Murray became only the seventh player in the Open Era to reach the semi-finals of all four Grand Slam tournaments in one year.

Early life

150px|thumb|left|Andy with his brother Jamie (left) at the 2011 Japan Open.Andy Murray was born to Will and Judy in Glasgow, Scotland. His maternal grandfather, Roy Erskine, was a professional footballer who played reserve team matches for Hibernian and in the Scottish Football League for Stirling Albion and Cowdenbeath. Murray's brother, Jamie, is also a professional tennis player, playing on the doubles circuit. Following the separation of his parents when he was nine years old, Andy and Jamie lived with their father. Murray later attended Dunblane High School. Murray is in a five-year relationship with Kim Sears, who is regularly seen attending his matches. The relationship ended briefly in 2009 before they reconciled a short time later in 2010.

At 15, Murray was asked to train with Rangers Football Club at their School of Excellence, but declined, opting to focus on his tennis career instead. Murray's tennis idol is Andre Agassi.

Murray was born with a bipartite patella, where the kneecap remains as two separate bones instead of fusing together in early childhood. He was diagnosed at the age of 16 and had to stop playing tennis for six months. Murray is seen frequently to hold his knee due to the pain caused by the condition and has pulled out of events because of it, but manages it through a number of different approaches.

Dunblane massacre

Murray attended Dunblane Primary School, and was present during the 1996 Dunblane school massacre. Thomas Hamilton killed 17 people before turning one of his four guns on himself. Murray took cover in a classroom. Murray says he was too young to understand what was happening and is reluctant to talk about it in interviews, but in his autobiography ''Hitting Back'' he says that he attended a youth group run by Hamilton, and that his mother gave Hamilton rides in her car.

Career

Junior tennis

Murray began playing tennis at age 5. Leon Smith, Murray's tennis coach from 11 to 17, said he had never seen a five-year-old like Murray, describing him as "unbelievably competitive". Murray attributes his abilities to the motivation gained from losing to his older brother Jamie. He first beat Jamie in an under-12s final in Solihull, afterwards teasing Jamie until his brother hit him hard enough to lose a nail on his left hand. At 12, Murray won his category at the Orange Bowl, a prestigious event for junior players. He briefly played football before reverting to tennis.

At 15, Murray moved to Barcelona, Spain, where he studied at the Schiller International School and trained on the clay courts of the Sánchez-Casal Academy. Murray described this time as "a big sacrifice". While in Spain, he trained with Emilio Sánchez, formerly the world no. 1 doubles player.

In July 2003, Murray started out on the Challenger and Futures circuit. In his first tournament, he reached the quarterfinals of the Manchester challenger. In his next tournament, Murray lost on clay in the first round to future world top-tenner Fernando Verdasco. In September, Murray won his first senior title by taking the Glasgow Futures event. He also reached the semifinals of the Edinburgh Futures event.

Murray did not play seniors until May, when he retired after five games of his first-round match at the Surbiton Futures event. He returned to Futures events in Nottingham in July, where he lost to future Grand Slam finalist Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the second round. Murray spent the whole of August playing in clay Futures events. He won the events in Xativa and Rome, as well as reaching the semifinal of the Vigo event.

In September 2004, he won the Junior US Open by beating Sergiy Stakhovsky, now a top-100 player. He was selected for the Davis Cup match against Austria later that month; however, he was not selected to play.

Later that year, he won BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year.

2005

Murray began 2005 ranked 407 in the world.

In March, he became the youngest Briton ever to play in the Davis Cup, as he helped Britain win the tie with a crucial doubles win. Following the tie, Murray played in a Challenger and a Futures event in Italy, reaching the semifinals of the latter. Turning professional in April, Murray played his first ATP tournament when he was given a wild card to the Open SEAT clay-court tournament in Barcelona, where he lost in three sets to Jan Hernych.

Over the next few weeks, Murray reached the semifinals and a quarterfinals in two more Futures events. He then reached the semifinals of the boys' French Open, where he lost in straight sets to Marin Čilić, after he had defeated Juan Martín del Potro in the quarter-finals. This was his first Junior tournament since winning the US Open.

Given a wild card to Queen's, Murray progressed past Santiago Ventura in straight sets for his first ATP win. He followed this up with another straight-sets win against Taylor Dent. In the last 16, he played former Australian Open champion Thomas Johansson, where he lost the match in three sets. After losing the opener on a tie-break, Murray won the second on a tie-break, but the onset of cramp and an ankle injury sealed the match 6–7, 7–6, 5–7.

Following his performance at Queen's, Murray received a wild card for Wimbledon. Ranked 312, he defeated George Bastl and 14th seed Radek Štěpánek in the opening two rounds in straight sets, thereby becoming the first Scot in the open era to reach the third round of the men's singles tournament at Wimbledon. In the third round, Murray played 2002 Wimbledon finalist David Nalbandian and lost 7–6, 6–1, 0–6, 4–6, 1–6.

Following Wimbledon, Murray played in Newport at the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, where he lost in the second round. He had a wild card for the US Open, as he was the Junior champion. In the run-up to the tournament, Murray won Challengers on the hard courts of Aptos, which sent him into the top 200, and Binghamton, New York. He also experienced his first Masters event at Cincinnati, where he beat Dent again in straight sets, before losing in three sets to world no. 4 Marat Safin.

Murray played Andrei Pavel in the opening round of the US Open. Murray recovered from being down 2 sets to 1 to win his first five-set match 6–3, 3–6, 3–6, 6–1, 6–4, despite being sick on court. He lost in the second round to Arnaud Clément 2–6, 6–7, 6–2, 7–6, 0–6.

Murray was again selected for the Davis Cup match against Switzerland. He was picked for the opening singles rubbers, losing in straight sets to Stanislas Wawrinka. Murray then made his first ATP final at the Thailand Open. He beat Bastl, Robin Söderling, Robby Ginepri, and local boy Paradorn Srichaphan. In the final, he faced world no. 1 Roger Federer, losing in straight sets. On 3 October, Murray achieved a top-100 ranking for the first time. He then retired from a Challenger in Mons, before he competed in his last tournament of the year, an ATP event in Basel. In the opening round, he faced British no. 1 Tim Henman. Murray defeated him in three sets, before doing the same to Tomáš Berdych. He then suffered a third-round loss to Fernando González. He completed the year ranked 64 and was named the 2005 BBC Scotland Sports Personality of the Year.

Murray competed in the debut edition of the Aberdeen Cup to finish his year. He faced Greg Rusedski twice, losing the first match in straight sets, then coming back the next day to edge the match on a champions tie-breaker.

2006

2006 saw Murray compete on the full circuit for the first time and split with Mark Petchey and team up with Brad Gilbert.

Getting his season under way at the Adelaide International, Murray won his opening match of 2006 against Paolo Lorenzi in three sets, before bowing out to Tomáš Berdych. Murray's season then moved to Auckland, where he beat Kenneth Carlsen. Murray then lost three matches in a row to Marin Čilić and Juan Ignacio Chela, at the Australian Open. and Ivan Ljubičić in Zagreb. Murray arrested the situation to beat Mardy Fish in straight sets when the tour came to San Jose, California; going on to win his first ATP title, the SAP Open, defeating world no. 11 Lleyton Hewitt in the final. He triumphed over Jimmy Wang and Robin Söderling, before his first win over a top-ten player, Andy Roddick, the world no. 3, to reach his second ATP final, which he won. Murray backed this up with a quarterfinal appearance in Memphis, beating Rainer Schüttler and Rik de Voest, before falling to Söderling.

Murray won just three times between the end of February and the middle of June, losing to Tommy Robredo in Las Vegas in a first-round exit, beating Vasilis Mazarakis and losing to Nikolay Davydenko at Indian Wells. First-round exits in Miami and Monte Carlo then followed to Stanislas Wawrinka and Jean-René Lisnard. He progressed past Marcel Granollers in Barcelona, before losing to David Ferrer. A first-round loss to local boy Filippo Volandri in Rome followed, before a win in Hamburg against Gaël Monfils. Defeats to James Blake at Hamburg, Monfils at the French Open, in five sets, and Janko Tipsarević at Queen's followed. After the French Open, where Murray was injured again, he revealed that his bones hadn't fully grown, causing him to suffer from cramps and back problems.

At the Nottingham Open, Murray recorded consecutive wins for the first time since Memphis, with wins over Dmitry Tursunov and Max Mirnyi, before bowing out to Andreas Seppi in the quarterfinals. He progressed to the fourth round at Wimbledon, beating Nicolás Massú, Julien Benneteau, and Roddick, before succumbing to Australian Open finalist Marcos Baghdatis. Murray reached the semifinals of the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, defeating Ricardo Mello, Sam Querrey, and Robert Kendrick, with his first main tour whitewash (also known as a double bagel). He exited in the semifinals to Justin Gimelstob. Murray then won a Davis Cup rubber against Andy Ram, coming back from two sets down, but lost the doubles alongside Jamie Delgado, after being 2 sets to 1 up. The tie was over before Murray could play the deciding rubber.

His good form continued as the tour moved to the hard courts of the USA, where he recorded a runner-up position at the Legg Mason Tennis Classic. He defeated Ramón Delgado, Feliciano López, Fish, and Tursunov, before losing to Arnaud Clément. Murray then reached his first Masters Series semifinal in Toronto at the Rogers Cup, beating David Ferrer, Tim Henman, Carlos Moyá, and Jarkko Nieminen along the way, before exiting to Richard Gasquet in straight sets. At the ATP Masters Series event in Cincinnati, Murray defeated Henman, before becoming only one of two players, alongside Rafael Nadal, to defeat Roger Federer in 2006. This was followed by a win over Robbie Ginepri and a loss to Andy Roddick. He also reached the fourth round of the US Open with wins over Kendrick, who pushed Murray to four sets, Alessio di Mauro for the loss of two games, and a five-set win over Fernando González. He lost in four sets to Davydenko, including a whitewash in the final set.

In the Davis Cup, Murray won both his singles rubbers, but lost the doubles, as Great Britain won the tie. As the tour progressed to Asia, he lost to Henman for the first time in straight sets in Bangkok and followed it up with a defeat to Jiří Novák in Tokyo. In the final two Masters events in Madrid and Paris, Murray defeated Iván Navarro and world no. 3 Ivan Ljubičić in Madrid, followed by Juan Ignacio Chela in Paris. He exited both tournaments at the last-16 stage ending his season, with losses to Novak Djoković and Dominik Hrbatý.

Murray ended the year ranked 17th, his career best to that point. Murray finished the year by participating in the Aberdeen Cup for Scotland. Murray won both his matches against Greg Rusedski, edging the first match 6–4 in the final set, before winning in straight sets in a second match the next day. Murray was unhappy, though, with the court being slippery and the linespeople being too close, citing that he could have twisted his ankle, due to a persistent ankle injury first sustained at Queen's the year before.

2007

In November Murray split with his coach Brad Gilbert and added a team of experts along with Miles Maclagan, his main coach. Ahead of the first event of the season Murray signed a sponsorship deal with Highland Spring worth £1m. It was reportedly the biggest shirt-sponsorship deal in tennis. The season started well for Murray as he reached the final of the Qatar Open. He defeated Filippo Volandri, Christophe Rochus, Max Mirnyi and Nikolay Davydenko, before falling to Ivan Ljubičić in straight sets. Murray reached the fourth round of the Australian Open. After defeating Alberto Martín for the loss of one game, then beating Fernando Verdasco and Juan Ignacio Chela in straight sets, in the round of 16 Murray lost a five-set match against world No. 2 Rafael Nadal, 7–6, 4–6, 6–4, 3–6, 1–6. He then successfully defended his San Jose title, defeating Kevin Kim, Kristian Pless, Hyung-Taik Lee, Andy Roddick and Ivo Karlović to retain the tournament.

Murray then made the semi-finals of his next three tournaments. Making the semis in Memphis, he defeated Frank Dancevic, Pless and Stefan Koubek before a reverse to Roddick. In Indian Wells, Murray won against Wesley Moodie, Nicolas Mahut, Davydenko and Tommy Haas before falling to Novak Djoković. At Miami, Murray was victorious against Paul Goldstein, Robert Kendrick, Paul-Henri Mathieu and Roddick, before going down to Djokovic for the second tournament running.

Before the clay season Murray defeated Raemon Sluiter in the Davis Cup to help Britain win the tie. In his first tournament in Rome, Murray lost in the first round to Gilles Simon in three sets. In Hamburg, Murray played Volandri first up. In the first set, Murray was 5–1 when he hit a forehand from the back of the court and snapped the tendons in his wrist.

Murray missed a large part of the season including the French Open and Wimbledon. He returned at the Rogers Cup in Canada. In his first match he defeated Robby Ginepri in straight sets before bowing out to Fabio Fognini. At the Cincinnati Masters Murray drew Marcos Baghdatis in the first round and won only three games. At the US Open Murray beat Pablo Cuevas in straight sets before edging out Jonas Björkman in a five-setter. Murray lost in the third round to Lee in four sets.

Murray played in Great Britain's winning Davis Cup tie against Croatia, beating Marin Čilić in five sets. Murray hit form, as he then reached the final at the Metz International after knocking out Janko Tipsarević, Michaël Llodra, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Guillermo Cañas. He lost to Tommy Robredo in the final, despite winning the first set 6–0. Murray had early exits in Moscow and Madrid; falling to Tipsarević after winning against Evgeny Korolev in Moscow and to Nadal after defeating Radek Štěpánek and Chela in Madrid.

Murray improved as he won his third senior ATP title at the St. Petersburg Open, beating Mirnyi, Lukáš Dlouhý, Dmitry Tursunov, Mikhail Youzhny and Fernando Verdasco to claim the title. In his final tournament in Paris, Murray went out in the quarter-finals. He beat Jarkko Nieminen and Fabrice Santoro before falling to Richard Gasquet. With that result he finished at No. 11 in the world, just missing out on a place at the Masters Cup.

2008

Murray re-entered the top-ten rankings early in 2008, winning the Qatar ExxonMobil Open with wins over Olivier Rochus, Rainer Schüttler, Thomas Johansson, Nikolay Davydenko and Stanislas Wawrinka for the title. He was the ninth seed at the Australian Open but was defeated by eventual runner-up Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the first round.

Murray took his second title of the year at the Open 13 after beating Jesse Huta Galung, Wawrinka, Nicolas Mahut, Paul-Henri Mathieu and Marin Čilić. But Murray exited to Robin Haase in straight sets in Rotterdam. In Dubai Murray defeated Roger Federer in three sets before doing the same to Fernando Verdasco and falling short against Davydenko. At Indian Wells Murray defeated Jürgen Melzer and Ivo Karlović in three sets and crashed out to Tommy Haas, before a first-match exit to Mario Ančić in Miami.

On the clay courts in Monte Carlo Murray defeated Feliciano López and Filippo Volandri before winning just four games against Novak Djoković. Ančić then handed Murray another first-match defeat in Barcelona. In Rome Murray first played Juan Martín del Potro in an ill-tempered three-set match. Murray won his first match in Rome when Del Potro retired with an injury. Murray was warned for bad language and there was disagreement between the two players where Murray claimed that Del Potro insulted his mother, who was in the crowd, and deliberately aimed a ball at his head. In the next round Murray lost in straight sets to Wawrinka. In his last tournament before the French Open Murray participated in Hamburg. He defeated Dmitry Tursunov and Gilles Simon before a defeat against Rafael Nadal. At Roland Garros he overcame local boy Jonathan Eysseric in five sets and clay-courter José Acasuso, where he lost just four games. He ended the tournament after a defeat by Nicolás Almagro in four sets in the third round.

At Queen's Murray played just two games of his opening match before Sébastien Grosjean withdrew. Against Ernests Gulbis Murray slipped on the damp grass and caused a sprain to his thumb. He won the match in 3 but withdrew ahead of his quarter-final against Andy Roddick. Any thought that he would pull out of Wimbledon was unfounded as he made the start line to reach the quarter-finals for the first time. Murray defeated Fabrice Santoro, Xavier Malisse in three sets and Tommy Haas in 4, before the one of the matches of the tournament. Murray found himself two sets down to Richard Gasquet who was serving for the match. Murray broke and took the set to a tie-break, before the shot of the tournament on set point. Murray hit a backhand winner from way off the court, when he was almost in the stands. Murray progressed through the fourth set before an early break in the 5th. Gasquet failed to break back in the next game and made a complaint about the light. But Murray completed a 5–7, 3–6, 7–6, 6–2, 6–4 win. In the next round Murray was defeated by world No. 2 Nadal in straight sets.

In his first tournament after Wimbledon, the Rogers Cup, Murray defeated Johansson, Wawrinka and Djokovic before losing to Nadal in the semi-finals. The Nadal loss was Murray's last defeat in ATP events for three months. In Cincinnati Murray went one better than in Canada as he reached his first ATP Masters Series final. He beat Sam Querrey, Tursunov, Carlos Moyá and Karlovic to make the final. Murray showed no signs of nerves as on debut he won his first Masters Shield, defeating Djokovic in two tie-breakers. At the Olympics, which is ITF organised, Murray was dumped out in round one by Yen-Hsun Lu, citing a lack of professionalism on his part. Murray then went to New York to participate in the US Open. He became the first Briton since Greg Rusedski in 1997 to reach a Grand Slam final. Murray defeated Sergio Roitman, Michaël Llodra and won against Melzer after being two sets down. He then beat Wawrinka to set up a match with Del Potro; he overcame Nadal in the semi-finals after a four-set battle, beating him for the first time, in a rain-affected match that lasted for two days. In the final he lost in straight sets to Roger Federer.

Murray beat Alexander Peya and Jürgen Melzer in the Davis Cup tie against Austria, but it was in vain as Great Britain lost the deciding rubber. He returned to ATP tournaments in Madrid, where he won his second consecutive Masters shield. He defeated Simone Bolelli, Čilić (for the first time in 2008) and Gaël Monfils before avenging his US Open final loss against Federer in three sets, and taking the title against Simon. Murray then made it three ATP tournament wins on the bounce with his 5th title of the year at the St Petersburg Open, where Murray beat Viktor Troicki, Gulbis, Janko Tipsarević, without dropping a set, before thrashing Verdasco for the loss of just three games in the semi-final and Andrey Golubev for the loss of two games in the final. He thus became the first British player to win two Master tournaments and the first Briton to win five tournaments in a year. Heading into the final Masters event of the season, Murray was on course for a record third consecutive Masters shield. Murray defeated Sam Querrey and Verdasco, before David Nalbandian ended Murray's run, of 14 straight wins, when he beat him in straight sets. This was Murray's first defeat on the ATP tour in three months, since Nadal beat him in Canada.

Now at No. 4 in the world, Murray qualified for the first time for the Masters Cup. He beat Roddick in three sets, before the American withdrew from the competition. This was followed by a win over Simon to qualify for the semi-finals. In his final group match against Federer, Murray defeated him in three sets. In the semi-final Murray faced Davydenko, but after leaving it all on the court against Federer, Murray succumbed to the Russian in straight sets.

Murray ended 2008 ranked fourth in the world.

2009

Murray began 2009 by beating James Blake, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal to win the exhibition tournament in Abu Dhabi. He followed this with a successful defence of his title at the Qatar Open in Doha, where he beat Albert Montañés, Philipp Petzschner, and Sergiy Stakhovsky in straight sets, before beating Federer again, 6–7, 6–2, 6–2. He defeated Andy Roddick in straight sets to win the final.

Seeded fourth at the Australian Open, Murray made it to the fourth round, after winning against Andrei Pavel, Marcel Granollers, and Jürgen Melzer in straight sets, before losing to Fernando Verdasco in the fourth round. After the loss to Verdasco, Murray was delayed from going home, as he was found to be suffering from a virus.

He won his eleventh career title at Rotterdam, beating Ivan Ljubičić and Andreas Seppi in straight sets, but dropping a set before Marc Gicquel pulled out injured. Murray reached the final with a win over Mario Ančić, losing only three games. In the final, he faced the world no. 1, Nadal, defeating him in the third set. However, an injury in the semifinal forced his withdrawal from the Marseille Open, which he had won in 2008.

Returning from injury, Murray went to Dubai and reached the quarterfinals after a three-set win over Stakhovsky, followed by a straight-sets win over Arnaud Clément. He withdrew before the quarterfinals with a re-occurrence of the virus that had affected him at the Australian Open. The virus caused Murray to miss a Davis Cup tie in Glasgow.

Returning from the virus, Murray made it to the final at Indian Wells. He defeated Montanes, Paul-Henri Mathieu, Tommy Robredo, and Ljubičić in straight sets, before winning his semifinal in three sets against Federer. He lost in the final against Nadal, winning just three games in windy conditions. In Miami, Murray beat Juan Mónaco, Nicolás Massú, Viktor Troicki, Verdasco, and Juan Martín del Potro to reach the final, where he defeated Novak Djoković in straight sets.

Murray got his clay season underway at the Monte Carlo Masters. He reached the semifinals, after beating Victor Hănescu, Fabio Fognini, and Nikolay Davydenko in straight sets, before losing to Nadal 2–6, 6–7. Murray then moved to the Rome Masters, where he lost in the second round, after a first-round bye, to Juan Monaco in three sets. Despite this on 11 May 2009, he achieved the highest ever ranking of a British male in the open era when he became world no. 3. Murray celebrated this achievement by trying to defend his Madrid Masters title, which had switched surfaces from hard to clay. He reached the quarterfinals, after beating Simone Bolelli and Robredo in straight sets, before losing to Del Potro. Murray reached the quarterfinals of the 2009 French Open, but was defeated by Fernando González in four sets, after defeating Juan Ignacio Chela, Potito Starace, Janko Tipsarević, and Čilić to reach the quarters.

Murray won at Queen's, without dropping a set, becoming the first British winner of the tournament since 1938. He beat Seppi, Guillermo García-López, Mardy Fish, Juan Carlos Ferrero, and James Blake en route to the title. This was Murray's first tournament win on grass and his first ATP title in Britain.

Murray was initially seeded third at Wimbledon, but after the withdrawal of defending champion Nadal, Murray became the second-highest seeded player, after Federer and highest-ever seeded Briton in a senior event at Wimbledon. Murray reached the semifinals. He opened with a win over Robert Kendrick, followed by Ernests Gulbis and Viktor Troicki. Rain meant that Murray's fourth-round match against Stanislas Wawrinka was the first match to be played entirely under Wimbledon's retractable roof, also enabling it to be the latest finishing match ever at Wimbledon. Murray's win stretched to five sets and 3 hours 56 minutes 2–6, 6–3, 6–3, 5–7, 6–3, resulting in a 22:38 finish that was approximately an hour after play is usually concluded. In the quarterfinals, he dispatched Juan Carlos Ferrero in straight sets. Murray lost a tight semifinal to Andy Roddick, achieving his best result in the tournament to date.

Murray returned to action in Montreal, beating Jérémy Chardy, Ferrero, Davydenko, and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to reach the final, where he beat Del Potro in three sets. After this victory, he overtook Nadal in the rankings and held the number two position until the start of the US Open. Murray followed the Masters win playing at the Cincinnati Masters, where he beat Almagro, Radek Štěpánek, and Julien Benneteau, before Federer beat him for the first time since the US Open in straight sets. In the US Open, after getting past Gulbis, Paul Capdeville, and Taylor Dent, Murray, hampered by a wrist injury, suffered a straight-sets loss to Čilić. Murray competed in the Davis Cup tie in Liverpool against Poland. Murray won both his singles matches, but lost the doubles as Britain lost the tie and was relegated to the next group. During the weekend, Murray damaged his wrist further and was forced to miss six weeks of the tour, and with it dropped to no. 4 in the world.

Murray returned to the tour in Valencia, where he won his sixth and final tournament of the year, beating Daniel Gimeno-Traver, Leonardo Mayer, Albert Montañés, Fernando Verdasco, and Mikhail Youzhny to claim the title. In the final Masters event of 2009, in Paris, Murray beat James Blake in three sets, before losing to Štěpánek in three. At the World Tour Finals in London, Murray started by beating Del Potro in three sets, before losing a three-set match to Federer. He won his next match against Verdasco, but because Murray, Federer, and Del Potro all ended up on equal wins and sets, it came down to game percentage, and Murray lost out by a game, bringing an end to his 2009 season.

2010

Murray and Laura Robson represented Great Britain at the Hopman Cup. The pair progressed to the final, where they were beaten by Spain.

Murray was seeded fifth in the Australian Open following his decision not to play Doha, losing the ranking to Juan Martín del Potro. He progressed through his opening few matches in straight sets to set up a quarterfinal clash with the world no. 2 Rafael Nadal. Murray led 6–3, 7–6, 3–0, before the Spaniard had to retire with a torn quadriceps. He became the first British man to reach more than one Grand Slam final in 72 years. After recovering from a set down to beat Croatia's Marin Čilić in the semifinals, he lost to world no. 1 Roger Federer in straight sets.

After pulling out of the Open 13 event in Marseille, Murray returned to action in Dubai. He was defeated in the second round by Janko Tipsarević of Serbia 6–7, 6–4, 4–6. At the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Murray defeated Nicolás Almagro, who retired at the end of the first set, to advance to the quarterfinals. However, he was defeated by Robin Söderling 1–6, 6–7, despite saving three match points and coming two points away from forcing a decider. Murray next played at the 2010 Sony Ericsson Open, but had an early exit in a match with Mardy Fish 6–4, 6–4, in his opening round (after receiving a bye in the first round). He said following the defeat that his mind hadn't been fully on tennis. He consequently lost his No. 3 ranking to Nadal.

Switching attention to clay, Murray requested a wild card for Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters to prevent him losing his number 4 ranking to del Potro. He suffered another early exit, this time to Philipp Kohlschreiber 2–6, 1–6, in the second round. He also entered the doubles competition with Ross Hutchins and defeated world no. 10 doubles team Cermak and Meritmak, before losing to the Bryan Brothers on a champions tie-breaker. He then went on to reach the third round in the Rome Masters 1000, where he lost to David Ferrer in straight sets, after beating Seppi and ending a three-match losing streak. At the Madrid Masters, he reached the quarterfinals, beating Juan Ignacio Chela and Victor Hanescu along the way. He subsequently lost to Ferrer again in a closely fought battle with the final score 5–7, 3–6. Murray completed his preparations for the second Grand Slam of the year by defeating Fish in an exhibition match 11–9 in a champions tie-breaker. At the French Open, Murray was drawn in the first round against Richard Gasquet. Murray battled back from two sets down to win in the final set. Due to bad weather, it then took four sets and two days to see off Juan Ignacio Chela. Playing for the third day running, Murray lost a set 0–6 against Marcos Baghdatis, something he had not done since the French Open quarterfinals the previous year. Murray lost in straight sets to Tomáš Berdych in the fourth round and credited his opponent for outplaying him.

Murray's next appearance was at the grass courts of London. Attempting to become the first Briton since Gordon Lowe in 1914 to defend the title successfully, Murray progressed to the third round, where he faced Mardy Fish. At 3–3 in the final set with momentum going Murray's way (Murray had just come back from 3–0 down), the match was called off for bad light, leaving Murray fuming at the umpire and tournament referee. Murray was quoted as saying he only came off because it was 3–3. Coming back the next day, Murray was edged out by the eventual finalist in a tie-breaker for his second defeat to him in the year. Because of his early loss at Queen's, Murray decided to play an exhibition match against Mikhail Youzhny, winning 6–3, 6–4. In Murray's second-round match at Wimbledon, he defeated Jarkko Nieminen 6–3, 6–4, 6–2, a match viewed by Queen Elizabeth II during her first visit to the Championships since 1977. Murray lost to Rafael Nadal in the semifinals 4–6, 6–7, 4–6.

On 27 July 2010, Andy Murray and his coach Maclagan split, and Murray replaced him with Àlex Corretja just before he competed in the Farmers Classic as a wild-card replacement for Novak Djoković. Murray stated that their views on his game differed wildly and that he didn't want to over-complicate things. He thanked Maclagan for his 'positive contribution' and said that they have a great relationship. Jonathan Overend, the BBC's tennis journalist, reported that the split happened over Maclagan's annoyance at what he saw as Corretja's increasing involvement in Murray's coaching. But Murray had no intention of sacking him, despite the press report that Murray was ready to replace him with Andre Agassi's former coach Darren Cahill.

Starting the US hard-court season with the 2010 Farmers Classic, Murray reached the final. Murray struggled with his serve, as it dropped to just 42 percent for first serves in his opening two matches, as he beat Tim Smyczek and Alejandro Falla. Murray then edged Feliciano López in the semifinal. During the semifinal, whilst commentating for ESPN, Cahill appeared to rule himself out of becoming Murray's next coach. In Murray's first final since the Australian Open, he lost against Sam Querrey 7–5, 6–7, 3–6. This was his first loss to Querrey in five career meetings and the first time he had lost a set against the American.

In Canada, Murray successfully defended a Masters title for the first time. He became the first player since Andre Agassi in 1995 to defend the Canadian Masters. Murray also became the fifth player to defeat Rafael Nadal (the fifth occasion that Murray has beaten the player ranked world no. 1) and Roger Federer (Murray had achieved this previously at the unofficial 2009 Capitala World Tennis Championship exhibition). Murray defeated Nadal in straight sets, and Federer also in straight sets, for this first win in four attempts and a first win in a final against the Swiss star. This ended his title drought dating back to November 2009. Murray also beat David Nalbandian for the first time with a 6–2, 6–2 win, ending the Argentine's eleven-match winning streak. Murray lost just one set in the entire week, and it came in the second set against Gaël Monfils, where Murray won just six points in the entire set, before he turned it around to win the final set.

At the Cincinnati Masters, Murray opened with a three-set win over Chardy. Murray complained afterwards about the speed of the court. He edged Ernests Gulbis in a final-set tie-breaker to reach the quarterfinals. Before his quarterfinal match with Fish, Murray complained that the organisers refused to put the match on later in the day. Murray had played his two previous matches at midday, and all his matches in Toronto between 12 and 3 pm. Murray said after the match on the issue; "I don't ever request really when to play. I don't make many demands at all during the tournaments." The reason given for turning down Murray's request was that Fish was playing doubles, on which Murray commented "I'm not sure, the way the tennis works, I don't think matches should be scheduled around the doubles because it's the singles that's on the TV." Murray had no option but to play at midday again, with temperatures reaching 33°C in the shade. Murray won the first set on a tie-breaker, but after going inside for a toilet break, he began to feel ill. The doctor was called on court to actively cool Murray down. Murray admitted after the match that he had considered retiring. He lost the second set, but forced a final-set tie-breaker, before Fish won. At the US Open, Murray started against Slovak Lukáš Lacko in searing heat. Murray won in straight sets, and there were no signs of the problems that had affected him in Cincinnati. Murray played Dustin Brown in the second round and, after a small rain delay, won the match in straight sets. In the third round, Murray played Stanislas Wawrinka and bowed out of the tournament, losing in four sets. However, questions about Murray's conditioning arose, as he called the trainer out twice during the match.

His next event was the China Open in Beijing, where he opened with a first-round victory against Paul-Henri Mathieu in straight sets. In the second round, he continued through the tournament with a 7–5, 6–3 win over Albert Montañés. Murray reached the quarterfinals, where he met Ivan Ljubičić and lost in straight sets.

At the Shanghai Rolex Masters, Murray reached his seventh Masters Series final. There, he faced Roger Federer and dismissed the Swiss player in straight sets. He did not drop a single set throughout the event, taking only his second title of the year and his sixth ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title.

Murray returned to Spain to defend his title at the Valencia Open 500. He opened with a straight-set win over Feliciano López 6–3, 7–6. However, he was ousted in the second round in 131 minutes by Juan Mónaco 2–6, 6–3, 2–6. In doubles, Murray partnered his brother Jamie Murray to the final, where they defeated Mahesh Bhupathi and Max Mirnyi. The victory was Murray's first doubles title and the second time he had reached a final with his brother.

Murray was the third seed at the BNP Paribas Masters held in November. He received a bye in the first round. In the second round, he defeated 2007 champion David Nalbandian 2–6, 6–4, 6–3 and in the third round he defeated Marin Čilić 7–6, 3–6, 6–3. In the quarterfinals, he lost to 2009 finalist Gaël Monfils 2–6, 6–2, 3–6. Combined with his exit and Söderling's taking the title, Murray found himself pushed down a spot in the rankings, down to no. 5 from no. 4.

At the Tour finals in London, Murray opened with a straight-sets victory over Söderling. In Murray's second round-robin match, he faced Federer, whom he had beaten in their last two meetings. On this occasion, however, Murray suffered a straight-sets defeat. Murray then faced David Ferrer in his last group match. Murray lost the first two games, but came back to take six in a row to win the set 6–2 and to qualify for the semifinals. Murray closed out the match with a 6–2 second set to finish the group stage with a win, before facing Nadal in the semifinal. They battled for over three hours, before Murray fell to the Spaniard in a final-set tie-breaker, bringing an end to his season.

2011

Murray started 2011 ranked as the world number four, before Robin Söderling demoted him to world number five. The first matches he played were alongside fellow Brit Laura Robson in the 2011 Hopman Cup. They did not make it past the round-robin stage, losing all three ties against Italy, France, and the USA. Despite losing all three ties, Murray won all of his singles matches. He beat Potito Starace of Italy, Nicolas Mahut of France, and John Isner of the United States. Murray, along with other stars such as Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djoković, participated in the Rally for Relief event to help raise money for the flood victims in Queensland.

150px|thumb|right|Murray reached his second Australian Open final. Seeded fifth in the Australian Open, Murray met former champion Novak Djoković in the final and was defeated 4–6, 2–6, 3–6. Murray made a quick return, participating at Rotterdam, an ATP 500 tournament as the second seed. He was defeated by Marcos Baghdatis in the first round in straight sets 4–6, 1–6. Murray reached the semifinals of the doubles tournament with his brother Jamie. Because of a wrist injury, Andy withdrew from the Dubai. Murray then participated at the first Masters Series tournament of the year in Indian Wells. Seeded fifth, he lost in a second-round match against American qualifier Donald Young, 6–7, 3–6, but reached the quarterfinals of the doubles tournament with his brother. His poor form continued with a straight-sets loss in Miami to another American qualifier, Alex Bogomolov Jr.. He also lost in the first round of the doubles tournament, partnered with Novak Djoković. Despite this loss of form, Murray returned to no. 4 in the world, due to Robin Söderling's early exit from Miami.

After Miami, Murray split with Àlex Corretja, who was his coach at the time.

Murray made a return to form at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, where he faced Nadal in the semifinal, losing to the Spaniard after a near 3-hour battle 4–6, 6–2, 1–6. Murray had sustained an elbow injury during play at Monte-Carlo, and subsequently withdrew from the 2011 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell. Murray played at the Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open, where he beat Gilles Simon in his second round bye 6–4, 3–6, 6–0. He was then beaten in the third round by Thomaz Bellucci in straight sets 4–6, 2–6. After Madrid, Murray proceeded to the Rome Masters where he lost in the semifinals against Novak Djoković, 1–6, 6–3, 6–7.

At the 2011 French Open, Murray lost in the his first semifinal at Roland Garros, against Rafael Nadal, 4–6, 5–7, 4–6.

Murraybeat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, 3–6, 7–6, 6–4, in the final of the 2011 AEGON Championships.

At Wimbledon, Murray lost in the semifinal to Nadal, 7–5, 2–6, 2–6, 4–6.

At the Davis Cup tie between Great Britain and Luxembourg, Murray lead the British team to victory, as he sealed a 3–1 lead by defeating Gilles Muller in straight sets, 6–4, 6–3, 6–1.

Murray was a two-time defending champion for the 2011 Rogers Cup, but lost his first match in the second round, to South African Kevin Anderson. However, the following week, he won the 2011 Western & Southern Open, beating Novak Djoković, 6–4, 3–0 (ret), with Djokovic forced to retire through injury.

At the 2011 US Open, Murray defeated Somdev Devvarman in straights sets in the first round, and battled from two sets down to win a five set encounter 6–7, 2–6, 6–2, 6–0, 6–4 with Robin Haase. He then defeated Feliciano Lopez and Donald Young in straight sets in the third and fourth round. He then fought out a four set encounter with American giant John Isner 7–5, 6–4, 3–6, 7–6. He reached the semi-finals for a third time in a row this year, but again lost to Rafael Nadal in four sets 4–6, 2–6, 6–3, 2–6.

His next tournament was the Thailand Open, Murray went on to win the tournament defeating Donald Young 6–2, 6–0 in 48 minutes. He only dropped one set all tournament.

The following week he won his third title in four tournaments by winning the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships. His opponent in the final was Rafael Nadal who he beat for the first time this year by winning in three set 3–6, 6–2, 6–0. Murray dropped only four points in the final set. He then completed his domination in Tokyo by winning the doubles partnering brother Jamie Murray defeating František Čermák and Filip Polášek 6–1, 6–4. This is his second doubles title and with this victory, he became the first person in the 2011 season to capture both singles and doubles titles at the same tournament.

Murray then successfully defended his Shanghai Masters crown with a straight sets victory over David Ferrer in the final 7–5, 6–4. The defence of the title meant he overtook Roger Federer in ranking points and moved up to number three in the world. At the ATP World Tour Finals, Murray would lose to David Ferrer in straight sets 4–6, 5–7 and withdraw from the tournament after the loss. With the early loss and withdrawal from the tournament and with Roger Federer winning the title, Murray would drop one position back in the rankings and end the year as the fourth ranked player in the world behind Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, and Roger Federer.

2012

Murray started the season once again ranked world no. 4 and appointed former world no. 1 Ivan Lendl as his new full-time coach. He began the season by playing in the 2012 Brisbane International for the first time as the top seed in singles. He also played doubles with Marcos Baghdatis. He overcame a slow start in his first two matches to win his 22nd title by beating Alexandr Dolgopolov, 6–1, 6–3 in the final. In doubles, he lost in the quarterfinals against second seeds Jürgen Melzer and Philipp Petzschner in a tight match which ended 6–3, 3–6, 13–15.

In the week prior to the Australian Open, Murray appeared in a one-off exhibition match against David Nalbandian at Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, home of the unofficial AAMI Classic. Murray emerged victorious, defeating Nalbandian 6–3, 7–6 after coming from a break down in the second set. At the Australian Open, Murray started off with a 4-set win against Ryan Harrison. In round 2 he beat Edouard Roger-Vasselin in 3 sets (Round 2) and in round 3 he beat Michael Llodra, also in three sets, to proceed to the last sixteen. Murray went on to meet Mikhail Kukushkin in the fourth round. Murray defeated Kukushkin 6–1, 6–1, 1–0 (ret) after his opponent retired due to the searing heat in Melbourne. Murray also beat Kei Nishikori in straight sets in the quarterfinals. Murray played a 4 hours and 50 minutes semifinals in the 2012 Australian Open against Novak Djokovic but was defeated with a score of 3–6, 6–3, 7–6, 1–6, 5–7.

Grand Slam tournaments

Grand Slam tournament finals

Singles: 3 (0 titles, 3 runners-up)

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Career statistics

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Playing style and equipment

Murray is best described as a defensive counter-puncher; professional tennis coach Paul Annacone stated that Murray "may be the best counterpuncher on tour today." His strengths include groundstrokes with low error rate, the ability to anticipate and react, and his transition from defence to offence with speed, which enables him to hit winners from defensive positions. His playing style has been likened to that of Miloslav Mečíř. Murray's tactics usually involve passive exchanges from the baseline, usually waiting for an unforced error. However, Murray has been criticised for his generally passive style of play and lack of offensive weapons, prompting some to call him a pusher. He is capable of injecting sudden pace to his groundstrokes to surprise his opponents who are used to the slow rally. Murray is also one of the top returners in the game, often able to block back fast serves with his excellent reach and uncanny ability to anticipate. For this reason, Murray is rarely aced. Murray is also known for being one of the most intelligent tacticians on the court, often constructing points. Murray is most proficient on a fast surface (such as hard courts), although he has worked hard since 2008 on improving his clay court game.

Early in his career, most of his main tour wins came on hard courts. However, he claimed to prefer clay courts, because of his training in Barcelona as a junior player.

Murray is sponsored by Head and plays the YOUTEK Radical Pro with a Prestige grommet. He wore Fred Perry apparel until early 2010, when he signed a five-year £10m contract with adidas. This includes wearing their range of tennis shoe.

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National identity

Murray identifies himself as Scottish and British. Prior to Wimbledon 2006, Murray caused some public debate when he was quoted as saying he would "support anyone but England" at the 2006 World Cup. He received large amounts of hate mail on his website as a result. It was also reported that Murray had worn a Paraguay shirt on the day of England's World Cup match with the South American team.

Murray explained that his comments were said in jest during a light-hearted interview with sports columnist Maurice Russo, who asked him if he would be supporting Scotland in the World Cup, in the knowledge that Scotland had failed to qualify for the tournament. Sports journalist Des Kelly wrote that another tabloid had later "lifted a couple of [the comments] into a 'story' that took on a life of its own and from there the truth was lost" and that he despaired over the "nonsensical criticism".

Murray protested that he is "not anti-English and never was" and he expressed disappointment over England's subsequent elimination by Portugal. In an interview with Nicky Campbell on BBC Radio 5 Live, Tim Henman confirmed that the remarks had been made in jest and were only in response to Murray being teased by Kelly and Henman. He also stated that the rumour that Murray had worn a Paraguay shirt was untrue.

In an interview with Gabby Logan for the BBC's ''Inside Sport'' programme, Murray said that he was both Scottish and British and was comfortable and happy with his British identity. He said he saw no conflict between the two and was equally proud of them. He has also pointed out that he is quarter English with some of his family originating from Newcastle, and that his girlfriend, Kim Sears, is English.

Other incidents

In 2006 Murray caused an uproar during a match between him and Kenneth Carlsen. Murray was first given a warning for racket abuse then he stated that he and Carlsen had "played like women" during the first set. Murray was heavily booed for the remainder of the interview, but explained later that the comment was in jest to what Svetlana Kuznetsova had said at the Hopman Cup. A few months later Murray was fined $2,500 for swearing at the umpire during a Davis Cup doubles rubber with Serbia and Montenegro. Murray refused to shake hands with the umpire at the end of the match.

In 2007 Murray suggested that tennis had a match fixing problem, stating that everyone knows it goes on, in the wake of the investigation surrounding Nikolay Davydenko. Both Davydenko and Rafael Nadal questioned his comments, but Murray responded that his words had been taken out of context.

In 2008, Murray withdrew from a Davis Cup tie, leading his brother to question his heart for the competition.

References

External links

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Coordinates	33°51′35.9″N151°12′40″N
Name	Goran Ivanišević
Country	(1988–1991) (from 1991)
Residence	Monte Carlo, Monaco
Birth date	September 13, 1971
Birth place	Split, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height
Weight
Turnedpro	1988
Retired	2004
Plays	Left-handed (two-handed backhand)
Careerprizemoney	$19,878,007 10th All-time leader in earnings
Singlesrecord	599–333 (64.3%)
Singlestitles	22
Highestsinglesranking	2 (4 July 1994)
Australianopenresult	QF (1989, 1994, 1997)
Frenchopenresult	QF (1990, 1992, 1994)
Wimbledonresult	W (2001)
Usopenresult	SF (1996)
Doublesrecord	263–225
Doublestitles	9
Highestdoublesranking	20 (6 January 1992)
Updated	}}

Goran Ivanišević (; born 13 September 1971) is a retired Croatian professional tennis player. He is best remembered for being the only person to win the men's singles title at Wimbledon as a wildcard. He achieved this in 2001, having previously been runner-up at the championships in 1992, 1994 and 1998. Ivanišević is famous for his strong serve, which is considered among the greatest to date. His career-high singles ranking was World No. 2 (behind Pete Sampras) in 1994. He is the reigning Legends under 45 French Open doubles Champion.

Career

Ivanišević was born in Split, Yugoslavia (now Croatia), to Srđan and Gorana née Škaričić. He turned professional in 1988 and later that year, with Rüdiger Haas, won his first career doubles title in Frankfurt, but he focused more on his singles career, yet had some success in doubles, winning nine titles and reaching a career high ranking of 20.

Ivanišević made his first significant impact on the tour in 1990, knocking Boris Becker out of the first round of the French Open men's singles; he went on to reach the quarter-finals. He was also, with Petr Korda, the runner-up in the French Open men's doubles. At that year's Wimbledon, Ivanišević reached the semi-finals, where he lost to Becker in four sets. Ivanišević also won his first tour singles title in 1990 at Stuttgart and helped Yugoslavia win the World Team Cup. He played in eight ties for Yugoslavia in the Davis Cup before quitting the team after the Croatian declaration of independence in 1991. Yugoslavia lost its subsequent tie against France 5–0.

Ivanišević quickly became known on the tour for his strong, attacking style of play and for an extremely powerful serve. For several years, he had more aces than anyone else on the tour. Capable of beating anyone in the world when at his very best, he was also known for occasional on-court temper tantrums—usually directed towards himself—and the volatility of the standard of his play. Ivanišević received death threats at the 1992 Australian Men's Hardcourt Championships. He went on to win the tournament.

In 1992, Ivanišević steamrolled his way to reach his first Wimbledon singles final, having defeated Ivan Lendl, Stefan Edberg, and Pete Sampras in succession. In the final he faced Andre Agassi and was heavily favored to win; both players were attempting to win their first Grand Slam title. Agassi eventually won 6–7, 6–4, 6–4, 1–6, 6–4. In the 5th set, Ivanišević had a break point on Agassi's serve at 3 all, but did not convert it. In the final game of the match, he served 2 double faults to start the game, even though he had 5 for the entire match before that. His ace count for the tournament (200+) at the time was the highest in the history of ATP. He served 39 aces that day, while Agassi had 37 for the entire tournament. It was a tough loss, but as he was only 20 years old, a bright future was predicted. Later that summer at the Olympic Games in Barcelona, Ivanišević won bronze medals in both singles and doubles representing Croatia, a state that had only recently declared independence. He also won four singles titles that year.

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Ivanišević reached the Wimbledon final for the second time in 1994, where he was defeated by defending-champion Pete Sampras 7–6, 7–6, 6–0. Ivanišević reached his career-high singles ranking of World No. 2 in July that year.

In 1995, Ivanišević won the Grand Slam Cup, beating Todd Martin in the final 7–6, 6–3, 6–4. At Wimbledon, Ivanišević lost in the semi-finals to Sampras 6–7, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4, 3–6.

In 1996 he won a career-best five singles titles. He reached the Grand Slam Cup final again, but this time lost to Becker in straight sets. Ivanišević also teamed with Iva Majoli to win the 1996 Hopman Cup for Croatia. That year Ivanišević also defeated Stefan Edberg to reach the semi-finals of the U.S. Open, his first Grand Slam semi-final away from Wimbledon; the match was the last Grand Slam match of Edberg's career. In the semifinals, Ivanišević he fell again to Sampras, in four sets; Sampras would go on to defeat Michael Chang to win his fourth U.S. Open championship.

In 1998, Ivanišević reached his third Wimbledon final, facing Sampras once again. Although a heavy underdog, this time he pushed Sampras to five sets, before losing 7–6, 6–7, 4–6, 6–3, 2–6.

Ivanišević finished runner-up in the French Open men's doubles in 1999 (with Jeff Tarango). However for much of 1999, 2000, and 2001, he struggled with a shoulder injury and his performance and world ranking began to slide steadily.

By the summer of 2001, Ivanišević was ranked the World No. 125. This was not sufficient to earn him an automatic place in the main draw at Wimbledon but, given his past record as a three-time runner-up, he was awarded a wildcard for entry into the singles draw. He defeated former and future World #1 players Carlos Moyá, Andy Roddick and Marat Safin to reach the semi-final, beating home favourite Tim Henman in a five set, rain-affected semi-final, setting-up a match with the previous year's runner-up and former US Open champion Patrick Rafter. It was Ivanišević's first singles final since 1998. In a match lasting just over three hours, Ivanišević defeated Rafter 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 2–6, 9–7. Two months shy of his 30th birthday, Ivanišević became the lowest-ranked player and the first wildcard entry to win Wimbledon. To date, he is the only male entrant to have won a Grand Slam as a wildcard. His Wimbledon success was rated sixteenth at the list of 100 Greatest Sporting Moments by a British television programme.

On 10 July 2001, Ivanišević received a hero's welcome in his home city of Split where a crowd of over 150,000 led by local and state dignitaries greeted him at the central harbor, with a parade of boats as well as fireworks, topped off by Ivanišević himself taking off his clothes and jumping into the sea. Later that year he received the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Overseas Personality Award.

The 2001 Wimbledon title was the last of Ivanišević's career. He temporarily retired in 2002 due to shoulder surgery. He returned to tennis sparingly in the following years but in 2004 retired after a third-round loss to Lleyton Hewitt at Wimbledon, held on the Centre Court, the scene of his greatest triumph.

In 2005, Ivanišević was a member of the Croatian team for the Davis Cup final against Slovakia in Bratislava, although he did not play. Croatia won the final 3–2. He Received a Winner's Medal and his name was engraved on the trophy along with Mario Ančić, Ivo Karlović, Ivan Ljubičić and Captain Nikola Pilić.

In June 2006, he performed in the Calderstones Park tournament in Liverpool. In November of the same year, Ivanišević won the Merrill Lynch Tour of Champions tournament in Frankfurt, defeating John McEnroe 7–6(12), 7–6(1).

In 2007, Roger Federer, seeking his 5th consecutive Wimbledon title against Rafael Nadal in the final, practiced with Ivanišević. Federer said the practice session helped him against Nadal:

Football

Ivanišević played football for the Croatian team Hajduk Split in 2001. Goran supports English team West Bromwich Albion. He became a fan after the Midland club's escape from Premiership relegation in 2005. He wore an Albion shirt whilst warming up prior to the 2006 BlackRock Masters final.

Ivanišević also participated in an exhibition match of the Croatian national team of 1998 versus the International football stars on 7 October 2002 in Zagreb. It was the last career match of Croatian midfielder and team captain Zvonimir Boban. Ivanišević scored the goal for 1–1 (the game ended 2–1 for the International stars).

Major finals

Grand Slam finals

Singles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)

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Doubles: 2

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Super 9/Masters Series finals

Singles: 7 (2–5)

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Career titles

Singles (22–27)

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{|class="sortable wikitable" |- |width=80|'''Outcome |width=20|'''No. |width=120|'''Date |width=280|'''Championship |width=75|'''Surface |width=200|'''Opponent in the final |width=200|'''Score in the final |- |bgcolor=#ffa07a|Runner-up |1. |22 May 1989 |Florence, Italy |Clay | Horacio de la Peña |4–6, 3–6 |- |bgcolor=#ffa07a|Runner-up |2. |14 May 1990 |Umag, Yugoslavia |Clay | Goran Prpić |3–6, 6–4, 4–6 |-bgcolor=#d0f0c0 |bgcolor=#98fb98|Winner |1. |16 July 1990 |Stuttgart Outdoor, West Germany |Clay | Guillermo Pérez Roldán |6–7(2), 6–1, 6–4, 7–6(5) |- |bgcolor=#ffa07a|Runner-up |3. |20 August 1990 |Long Island, U.S. |Hard | Stefan Edberg |6–7(3), 3–6 |- |bgcolor=#ffa07a|Runner-up |4. |10 September 1990 |Bordeaux, France |Clay | Guy Forget |4–6, 3–6 |- |bgcolor=#ffa07a|Runner-up |5. |24 September 1990 |Basel, Switzerland |Carpet (i) | John McEnroe |7–6(3), 6–4, 6–7(4), 3–6, 4–6 |- |bgcolor=#98fb98|Winner |2. |17 June 1991 |Manchester, United Kingdom |Grass | Pete Sampras |6–4, 6–4 |-bgcolor=#d0f0c0 |bgcolor=#ffa07a|Runner-up |6. |12 August 1991 |New Haven, U.S. |Hard | Petr Korda |4–6, 2–6 |- |bgcolor=#98fb98|Winner |3. |30 December 1991 |Adelaide, Australia |Hard | Christian Bergström |1–6, 7–6(5), 6–4 |- |bgcolor=#ffa07a|Runner-up |7. |3 February 1992 |Milan, Italy |Carpet (i) | Omar Camporese |6–3, 3–6, 4–6 |-bgcolor=#d0f0c0 |bgcolor=#98fb98|Winner |4. |17 February 1992 |Stuttgart Indoor, Germany |Carpet (i) | Stefan Edberg |6–7(5), 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 |-bgcolor=#e5d1cb |bgcolor=#ffa07a|Runner-up |8. |2 June 1992 |Wimbledon, London |Grass | Andre Agassi |7–6(8), 4–6, 4–6, 6–1, 4–6 |-bgcolor=#d0f0c0 |bgcolor=#98fb98|Winner |5. |5 October 1992 |Sydney Indoor, Australia |Hard (i) | Stefan Edberg |6–4, 6–2, 6–4 |-bgcolor=#dfe2e9 |bgcolor=#98fb98|Winner |6. |26 October 1992 |Stockholm, Sweden |Carpet (i) | Guy Forget |7–6(2), 4–6, 7–6(5), 6–2 |- |bgcolor=#ffa07a|Runner-up |9. |4 January 1993 |Doha, Qatar |Hard | Boris Becker |6–7(4), 6–4, 5–7 |-bgcolor=#dfe2e9 |bgcolor=#ffa07a|Runner-up |10. |10 May 1993 |Rome, Italy |Clay | Jim Courier |1–6, 2–6, 2–6 |- |bgcolor=#98fb98|Winner |7. |13 September 1993 |Bucharest, Romania |Clay | Andrei Cherkasov |6–2, 7–6(5) |- |bgcolor=#98fb98|Winner |8. |18 October 1993 |Vienna, Austria |Carpet (i) | Thomas Muster |4–6, 6–4, 6–4, 7–6(3) |-bgcolor=#dfe2e9 |bgcolor=#ffa07a|Runner-up |11. |25 October 1993 |Stockholm, Sweden |Carpet (i) | Michael Stich |6–4, 6–7(6), 6–7(3), 2–6 |-bgcolor=#dfe2e9 |bgcolor=#98fb98|Winner |9. |1 November 1993 |Paris Indoor, France |Carpet (i) | Andrei Medvedev |6–4, 6–2, 7–6(2) |-bgcolor=#d0f0c0 |bgcolor=#ffa07a|Runner-up |12. |14 February 1994 |Stuttgart Indoor, Germany |Carpet (i) | Stefan Edberg |6–4, 4–6, 2–6, 2–6 |-bgcolor=#e5d1cb |bgcolor=#ffa07a|Runner-up |13. |20 June 1994 |Wimbledon, London |Grass | Pete Sampras |6–7(2), 6–7(5), 0–6 |- |bgcolor=#98fb98|Winner |10. |1 August 1994 |Kitzbühel, Austria |Clay | Fabrice Santoro |6–2, 4–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 |- |bgcolor=#ffa07a|Runner-up |14. |12 September 1994 |Bucharest, Romania |Clay | Franco Davín |2–6, 4–6 |-bgcolor=#d0f0c0 |bgcolor=#98fb98|Winner |11. |10 October 1994 |Tokyo Indoor, Japan |Carpet (i) | Michael Chang |6–4, 6–4 |-bgcolor=#dfe2e9 |bgcolor=#ffa07a|Runner-up |15. |24 October 1994 |Stockholm, Sweden |Carpet (i) | Boris Becker |6–4, 4–6, 3–6, 6–7(4) |-bgcolor=#dfe2e9 |bgcolor=#ffa07a|Runner-up |16. |8 May 1995 |Hamburg, Germany |Clay | Andrei Medvedev |3–6, 2–6, 1–6 |-bgcolor=moccasin |bgcolor=#98fb98|Winner |12. |5 December 1995 |Grand Slam Cup, Munich |Carpet (i) | Todd Martin |7–6(4), 6–3, 6–4 |- |bgcolor=#ffa07a|Runner-up |17. |8 January 1996 |Sydney Outdoor, Australia |Hard | Todd Martin |7–5, 3–6, 4–6 |- |bgcolor=#98fb98|Winner |13. |29 January 1996 |Zagreb, Croatia |Carpet (i) | Cédric Pioline |3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |- |bgcolor=#98fb98|Winner |14. |12 February 1996 |Dubai, United Arab Emirates |Hard | Albert Costa |6–4, 6–3 |-bgcolor=#d0f0c0 |bgcolor=#ffa07a|Runner-up |18. |19 February 1996 |Antwerp, Belgium |Carpet (i) | Michael Stich |3–6, 2–6, 6–7(5) |-bgcolor=#d0f0c0 |bgcolor=#98fb98|Winner |15. |26 February 1996 |Milan, Italy |Carpet (i) | Marc Rosset |6–3, 7–6(3) |- |bgcolor=#98fb98|Winner |16. |4 March 1996 |Rotterdam, Netherlands |Carpet (i) | Yevgeny Kafelnikov |6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |-bgcolor=#dfe2e9 |bgcolor=#ffa07a|Runner-up |19. |18 March 1996 |Key Biscayne, U.S. |Hard | Andre Agassi |0–3, ret. |-bgcolor=#d0f0c0 |bgcolor=#ffa07a|Runner-up |20. |12 August 1996 |Indianapolis, U.S. |Hard | Pete Sampras |6–7(3), 5–7 |- |bgcolor=#98fb98|Winner |17. |4 November 1996 |Moscow, Russia |Carpet (i) | Yevgeny Kafelnikov |3–6, 6–1, 6–3 |-bgcolor=moccasin |bgcolor=#ffa07a|Runner-up |21. |3 December 1996 |Grand Slam Cup, Munich |Carpet (i) | Boris Becker |3–6, 4–6, 4–6 |- |bgcolor=#98fb98|Winner |18. |27 January 1997 |Zagreb, Croatia |Carpet (i) | Greg Rusedski |7–6(4), 4–6, 7–6(6) |- |bgcolor=#ffa07a|Runner-up |22. |10 February 1997 |Dubai, United Arab Emirates |Hard | Thomas Muster |5–7, 6–7(3) |-bgcolor=#d0f0c0 |bgcolor=#98fb98|Winner |19. |24 February 1997 |Milan, Italy |Carpet (i) | Sergi Bruguera |6–2, 6–2 |- |bgcolor=#ffa07a|Runner-up |23. |9 June 1997 |London/Queen's Club, United Kingdom |Grass | Mark Philippoussis |5–7, 3–6 |-bgcolor=#d0f0c0 |bgcolor=#98fb98|Winner |20. |6 October 1997 |Vienna, Austria |Carpet (i) | Greg Rusedski |3–6, 6–7(4), 7–6(4), 6–2, 6–3 |- |bgcolor=#98fb98|Winner |21. |2 February 1998 |Split, Croatia |Carpet (i) | Greg Rusedski |7–6(3), 7–6(5) |-bgcolor=#e5d1cb |bgcolor=#ffa07a|Runner-up |24. |22 June 1998 |Wimbledon, London |Grass | Pete Sampras |7–6(2), 6–7(9), 4–6, 6–3, 2–6 |-bgcolor=#d0f0c0 |bgcolor=#ffa07a|Runner-up |25. |17 August 1998 |New Haven, U.S. |Hard | Karol Kučera |4–6, 7–5, 2–6 |- |bgcolor=#ffa07a|Runner-up |26. |5 October 1998 |Shanghai, China |Carpet | Michael Chang |6–4, 1–6, 2–6 |- |bgcolor=#ffa07a|Runner-up |27. |9 November 1998 |Moscow, Russia |Carpet | Yevgeny Kafelnikov |6–7(2), 6–7(5) |-bgcolor=#e5d1cb |bgcolor=#98fb98|Winner |22. |25 June 2001 |Wimbledon, London |Grass | Patrick Rafter |6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 2–6, 9–7 |}

Doubles (9–10)

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{|class=wikitable |-bgcolor=#eeeeee |width=80|'''Outcome |width=40|'''No. |width=125|'''Date |width=260|'''Tournament |width=75|'''Surface |width=240|'''Partner |width=260|'''Opponents in the final |width=180|'''Score in the final |- |bgcolor=98FB98|Winner |1. |17 October 1988 |Frankfurt, West Germany |Carpet (i) | Rudiger Haas | Jeremy Bates Tom Nijssen |1–6, 7–5, 6–3 |- |bgcolor=FFA07A|Runner-up |1. |2 October 1989 |Palermo, Italy |Clay | Diego Nargiso | Peter Ballauff Rudiger Haas |6–2, 6–7, 6–4 |-bgcolor=#d0f0c0 |bgcolor=FFA07A|Runner-up |2. |19 February 1990 |Brussels, Belgium |Carpet (i) | Balázs Taróczy | Emilio Sánchez Slobodan Živojinović |7–5, 6–3 |-bgcolor=#e5d1cb |bgcolor=FFA07A|Runner-up |3. |11 June 1990 |French Open, Paris |Clay | Petr Korda | Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez |7–5, 6–3 |-bgcolor=#d0f0c0 |bgcolor=FFA07A|Runner-up |4. |20 August 1990 |New Haven, U.S. |Hard | Petr Korda | Jeff Brown Scott Melville |7–5, 7–6 |- |bgcolor=98FB98|Winner |2. |4 February 1991 |Milan, Italy |Carpet (i) | Omar Camporese | Cyril Suk Tom Nijssen |6–4, 7–6 |-bgcolor=#dfe2e9 |bgcolor=98FB98|Winner |3. |13 May 1991 |Rome, Italy |Clay | Omar Camporese | Laurie Warder Luke Jensen |6–2, 6–3 |- |bgcolor=98FB98|Winner |4. |17 June 1991 |Manchester, United Kingdom |Grass | Omar Camporese | Andrew Castle Nick Brown |6–4, 6–3 |-bgcolor=#d0f0c0 |bgcolor=FFA07A|Runner-up |5. |22 July 1991 |Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany |Clay | Omar Camporese | Wally Masur Emilio Sánchez |2–6, 6–3, 6–4 |- |bgcolor=98FB98|Winner |5. |30 December 1991 |Adelaide, Australia |Hard | Marc Rosset | Mark Kratzmann Jason Stoltenberg |7–6, 7–6 |- |bgcolor=FFA07A|Runner-up |6. |15 June 1992 |London/Queen's Club, United Kingdom |Grass | Diego Nargiso | John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd |6–4, 7–6 |-bgcolor=#d0f0c0 |bgcolor=FFA07A|Runner-up |7. |17 April 1995 |Barcelona, Spain |Clay | Andrea Gaudenzi | Trevor Kronemann David Macpherson |6–2, 6–4 |- |bgcolor=FFA07A|Runner-up |8. |7 August 1995 |Los Angeles, U.S. |Hard | Saša Hirszon | Brent Haygarth Kent Kinnear |6–4, 7–5 |- |bgcolor=98FB98|Winner |6. |11 September 1995 |Bordeaux, France |Hard | Saša Hirszon | Henrik Holm Danny Sapsford |6–3, 6–4 |-bgcolor=#d0f0c0 |bgcolor=98FB98|Winner |7. |26 February 1996 |Milan, Italy |Carpet (i) | Andrea Gaudenzi | Jakob Hlasek Guy Forget |6–4, 7–5 |- |bgcolor=98FB98|Winner |8. |27 January 1997 |Zagreb, Croatia |Carpet (i) | Saša Hiršzon | Brent Haygarth Mark Keil |6–4, 6–3 |- |bgcolor=98FB98|Winner |9. |10 February 1997 |Dubai, United Arab Emirates |Hard | Sander Groen | Sandon Stolle Cyril Suk |7–6, 6–3 |-bgcolor=#e5d1cb |bgcolor=FFA07A|Runner-up |9. |7 June 1999 |French Open, Paris |Clay | Jeff Tarango | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes |6–2, 7–5 |- |bgcolor=FFA07A|Runner-up |10. |2 August 1999 |Los Angeles |Hard | Brian MacPhie | Byron Black Wayne Black |6–2, 7–6(4) |}

Team titles (3)

1990 – World Team Cup winner with Yugoslavia

1996 – Hopman Cup winner with Croatia

2005 – Davis Cup winner with Croatia

Singles performance timeline

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|bgcolor=#afeeee|1R |bgcolor=#afeeee|1R |A |bgcolor=yellow|SF |bgcolor=#afeeee|1R |bgcolor=#afeeee|1R |bgcolor=#afeeee|2R |bgcolor=#afeeee|2R |bgcolor=#afeeee|3R |A |bgcolor=#afeeee|1R |A |bgcolor=#efefef|0 / 13 |bgcolor=#efefef|9–13 |- |bgcolor=#EFEFEF align=left|Miami |A |A |bgcolor=#afeeee|1R |bgcolor=#afeeee|2R |A |bgcolor=#afeeee|2R |bgcolor=#afeeee|1R |bgcolor=#ffebcd|QF |A |bgcolor=thistle|F |bgcolor=#ffebcd|QF |bgcolor=#afeeee|3R |bgcolor=#afeeee|2R |bgcolor=#afeeee|3R |bgcolor=#afeeee|2R |bgcolor=#afeeee|2R |A |bgcolor=#afeeee|2R |bgcolor=#efefef|0 / 13 |bgcolor=#efefef|19–13 |- |bgcolor=#EFEFEF align=left|Monte Carlo |A |A |bgcolor=#afeeee|1R |bgcolor=#afeeee|2R |bgcolor=#afeeee|2R |A |bgcolor=#afeeee|1R |bgcolor=#ffebcd|QF |bgcolor=yellow|SF |bgcolor=#afeeee|1R |A |bgcolor=#afeeee|1R |bgcolor=#afeeee|1R |bgcolor=#afeeee|1R |A |A |A |bgcolor=#afeeee|1R |bgcolor=#efefef|0 / 11 |bgcolor=#efefef|8–11 |- |bgcolor=#EFEFEF align=left|Rome |A |A |bgcolor=#afeeee|2R |A |bgcolor=#afeeee|1R |bgcolor=#afeeee|1R |bgcolor=thistle|F |bgcolor=yellow|SF |bgcolor=yellow|SF |bgcolor=#afeeee|3R |bgcolor=yellow|SF |bgcolor=#afeeee|1R |bgcolor=#afeeee|1R |bgcolor=#afeeee|1R |Q1 |A |A |bgcolor=#afeeee|1R |bgcolor=#efefef|0 / 12 |bgcolor=#efefef|20–12 |- |bgcolor=#EFEFEF align=left|Hamburg |A |A |bgcolor=#afeeee|3R |bgcolor=#afeeee|1R |bgcolor=#ffebcd|QF |bgcolor=#afeeee|2R |A |bgcolor=#afeeee|1R |bgcolor=thistle|F |bgcolor=#afeeee|1R |A |bgcolor=#ffebcd|QF |bgcolor=#afeeee|1R |Q2 |A |A |A |A |bgcolor=#efefef|0 / 9 |bgcolor=#efefef|12–9 |- |bgcolor=#EFEFEF align=left|Canada |A |A |bgcolor=#afeeee|1R |A |A |A |A |A |bgcolor=#afeeee|2R |bgcolor=#afeeee|1R |bgcolor=#afeeee|2R |bgcolor=#afeeee|3R |bgcolor=#afeeee|1R |A |A |A |A |A |bgcolor=#efefef|0 / 6 |bgcolor=#efefef|4–6 |- |bgcolor=#EFEFEF align=left|Cincinnati |A |A |A |A |A |A |bgcolor=#afeeee|1R |A |bgcolor=#ffebcd|QF |bgcolor=#ffebcd|QF |bgcolor=#afeeee|2R |bgcolor=#afeeee|3R |bgcolor=#afeeee|1R |A |bgcolor=#afeeee|3R |A |A |A |bgcolor=#efefef|0 / 7 |bgcolor=#efefef|9–7 |- |bgcolor=#EFEFEF align=left|Stockholm/Essen/Stuttgart |A |A |A |bgcolor=#ffebcd|QF |bgcolor=#ffebcd|QF |bgcolor=lime|'''W |bgcolor=thistle|F |bgcolor=thistle|F |bgcolor=#afeeee|2R |bgcolor=#ffebcd|QF |bgcolor=#afeeee|2R |bgcolor=#ffebcd|QF |bgcolor=#afeeee|1R |bgcolor=#afeeee|1R |bgcolor=#afeeee|3R |A |A |A |bgcolor=#efefef|1 / 12 |bgcolor=#efefef|22–11 |- |bgcolor=#EFEFEF align=left|Paris |A |A |A |bgcolor=#afeeee|2R |bgcolor=#afeeee|2R |bgcolor=yellow|SF |bgcolor=lime|'''W |bgcolor=#ffebcd|QF |bgcolor=#afeeee|1R |bgcolor=#afeeee|1R |A |bgcolor=#afeeee|1R |Q1 |Q1 |bgcolor=#afeeee|2R |A |A |A |bgcolor=#efefef|1 / 9 |bgcolor=#efefef|12–8 |- |bgcolor=#EFEFEF align=left|Tennis Masters Cup |A |A |A |A |A |bgcolor=yellow|SF |bgcolor=yellow|SF |bgcolor=#afeeee|RR |A |bgcolor=yellow|SF |A |A |A |A |bgcolor=#afeeee|RR |A |A |A |bgcolor=#efefef|0 / 5 |bgcolor=#efefef|13–7 |- !style=text-align:left|ATP Tournaments Won !0 !0 !0 !1 !1 !4 !3 !2 !1 !5 !3 !1 !0 !0 !1 !0 !0 !0 ! !22 |- |bgcolor=#EFEFEF align=left|Year End Ranking |954 |371 |40 |bgcolor=#eee8aa|9 |16 |bgcolor=#eee8aa|4 |bgcolor=#eee8aa|7 |bgcolor=#eee8aa|5 |bgcolor=#eee8aa|10 |bgcolor=#eee8aa|4 |15 |12 |62 |129 |12 |243 |657 |266 !colspan=2| |}

A = did not participate in the tournament

Q1 = lost in the first qualifying round

Q2 = lost in the second qualifying round

Q3 = lost in the third qualifying round

SR = the ratio of the number of singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played

Doubles performance timeline

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See also

List of Grand Slam Men's Singles champions

Video

''Wimbledon 2001 Final: Rafter Vs Ivanišević'' Standing Room Only, DVD Release Date: 30 October 2007, Run Time: 195 minutes, ASIN: B000V02CT6.

Notes and references

External links

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Coordinates	33°51′35.9″N151°12′40″N
Name	Heather Watson
nickname	Hev, Heva
Country	Great Britain
Residence	Guernsey
Birth date	May 19, 1992
Birth place	Guernsey
Height
Weight
Turnedpro	2009
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Careerprizemoney	US$186,004
Website	www.heatherwatson.co.uk
Singlesrecord	82–50
Singlestitles	0 WTA (3 ITF)
Highestsinglesranking	No. 93 (6 June 2011)
Currentsinglesranking	No. 102 (29 August 2011)
Australianopenresult	Q2 (2011)
Frenchopenresult	2R (2011)
Wimbledonresult	1R (2010, 2011)
Usopenresult	1R (2011)
Doublesrecord	16–25
Doublestitles	0 WTA (0 ITF)
Highestdoublesranking	No. 178 (28 February 2011)
Currentdoublesranking	No. 257 (29 August 2011)
Australianopendoublesresult	– Juniors: R32 (2009)
Frenchopendoublesresult	– Juniors: RU (2009)
Wimbledondoublesresult	2R (2010) Juniors: R16 (2009)
Usopendoublesresult	– Juniors: R32 (2009)
Updated	29 August 2011 }}

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Heather Miriam Watson (born 19 May 1992) is a British female tennis player. Born in Guernsey, she trains at the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Florida, USA. Watson has won one major title at the 2009 US Open Juniors, two senior ITF titles and won gold at the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games. She has been as high as no. 3 in the world on the ITF Junior Circuit. Watson is rated as the British senior women's number 3, behind Elena Baltacha and Anne Keothavong and is ranked at 102 in the world.

Early life and junior career

Heather Watson was born 19 May 1992 in Guernsey to Papua New Guinea national Michelle and Manchester-born Englishman Ian Watson, who was the managing director of Guernsey Electricity from 1995 until his retirement in 2010. She has one brother, Adam, and two sisters, Stephanie and Julie. Heather Watson started playing tennis at the age of seven, and at age twelve she left home to go to the American Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Florida.

In 2006, Watson won the British Under-14 Championship. The following year Watson won the British Under-16 Championship, and reached the semi-finals of the British Under-18 Championship. She lost in the Under-18 semi-finals again in 2008 to eventual winner Tara Moore. In October, Watson travelled to Pune to compete at the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games. There she won the gold medal, winning the final against Kyra Shroff 6–1, 6–0. Mother Michelle left her job in 2008 to travel full-time with Heather Watson around the world junior circuit.

Watson played her first senior tournament in March 2009 – the $25k Jersey Open, but lost in the second round to Katie O'Brien, 1–6, 1–6. At the beginning of July she became the highest ranked British junior, overtaking Laura Robson. She achieved her first senior women's world ranking on 27 July 2009, entering at number 756. She won her first senior title at the Frinton $10,000 tournament. Watson beat Anna Fitzpatrick 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 in the final. At the 2009 US Open, Watson was seeded 11th for the girl's singles. She reached the quarter-finals on 10 September before rain interrupted the tournament schedule. The tournament moved indoors and Watson beat second seed Noppawan Lertcheewakarn 6–2, 6–1 in the quarter final on 12 September. She played her semi-final on the same day and was victorious against Daria Gavrilova 6–3, 6–0 to reach the final, where she faced doubles partner Yana Buchina. Playing on Court 7, Watson won in straight sets, 6–4, 6–1.

At 2009 French Open Watson and her partner were the third seeds and reached the girl's doubles final where she and Tímea Babos, faced the second seeded pair of Noppawan Lertcheewakarn and Elena Bogdan. They won the first set 6–3, but then lost the second set 3–6 taking the match to a match tiebreak which they lost 8–10. Partnering Yana Buchina, that year they were the 7th seed at the Australian girl's doubles and 6th seed at the U.S. girl's doubles, however they lost in the first round at both tournaments. At Wimbledon she teamed up with Magda Linette and they were seeded 6th in the girl's doubles but eliminated in the second round.

Playing style

Watson is right-handed and plays with a two-handed backhand. Her game is often likened to Martina Hingis and she has been praised by Nick Bollettieri for her "Amazing footwork". Moreover her great on-court intelligence, court sense and stellar timing have been other talking points about her game. According to Nigel Sears, head of women's coaching at the Lawn Tennis Association, Watson possesses "a complete game", with a massive amount of variety including the consistent use of a one-handed backhand slice, volleys and angles. Others, including Watson herself, have also identified her game as similar to ATP player Jo-Wilfried Tsonga due to her "Big serve" and "Tremendous athleticism".

Upon Watson reaching the 2011 French Open second round, Andy Murray commented "When I saw her for the first time, I thought she was good. I like the way she moves on the court. She's very balanced".Bollettieri stated that Watson's "game is based on great movement, but she's not afraid to whack the ball. She's not easy to beat. She has very good ground strokes, though she can over-hit and strike the ball a little too flat at times".

Career

2009

Watson first began competing on the ITF circuit in March 2009 when she entered the qualifying tournament for the $10,000 event in Bath but failed to win a match. She entered her next tournament, a $25,000 event in Jersey, courtesy of a wild card and beat compatriot, Jade Curtis, in the first round. She was beaten by another fellow Brit, Katie O'Brien, in round two. In July she reached her first ITF semifinal as a qualifier in the $10,000 grass court tournament in Felixstowe before losing to Anna Smith. She went on to successfully qualify for the next tournament she entered and again faced Smith in the semifinals however this time Watson was victorious and went on to beat Anna Fitzpatrick in the final to win her first ITF title. Continuing to compete on the ITF circuit for the rest of the season, Watson beat Melanie South in round one of a $50,000 ITF in Barnstaple in October before being defeated by Kristina Mladenovic of France in round two. Watson ended the 2009 season with a world singles ranking of No.588.

2010

Watson began 2010 with a wild card into the $25,000 ITF event in Sutton, where she made the quarterfinals. She immediately flew to the $100k Midland ITF event, losing to qualifier and fellow 17-year-old Beatrice Capra in the first round. Two weeks later, she entered the $25k ITF event in Hammond, Louisiana. Watson qualified and went on reach her second quarterfinal of the year, defeating former world no.7 and two-time Grand Slam semifinalist, Nicole Vaidišová and 5th seed Monique Adamczak en-route. The following week Watson entered another 25k ITF event in Clearwater, Florida. In the final qualifying round she lost to fellow Brit Georgie Stoop before being handed a lucky loser spot in the main draw and defeating Georgia's Anna Tatishvili in the first round. She lost to Zhou Yi-Miao in round two. Watson was then given a wild card into the main draw of the Sony Ericsson Open but lost to Tsvetana Pironkova in the first round. This was the first time in her career that Watson competed on the WTA tour. In April Watson reached the quarterfinals of a $25,000 ITF, this one in Jackson. Following this she qualified for the WTA event in Charleston. before losing to Elena Vesnina in the first round.

Watson's grass court season began at the AEGON Classic which she entered courtesy of a wild card, losing to Alla Kudryavtseva in the first round. At the AEGON International in Eastbourne, Watson successfully qualified for the main draw by defeating Anna Smith, Tsvetana Pironkova and Bojana Jovanovski. Watson defeated world No.48, Aleksandra Wozniak, in the first round. In the second round though she was defeated by former top 10 player Victoria Azarenka. She then entered the first Grand Slam of her career after receiving a wild card into the main draw of Wimbledon. Watson met Italian Romina Oprandi in the first round and lost in three sets. Moving back onto hard courts, Watson's next tournament was a $25,000 ITF tournament in Wrexham. She defeated four fellow British players (including Anna Fitzpatrick and Naomi Broady) on her way to the final, where she defeated former top 30 player Sania Mirza to win her second ITF title. After this, Watson continued to compete on the ITF circuit and in the qualifying rounds for WTA events. In September, at the $75,000 ITF tournament in Shrewsbury, she defeated world number 90 and former top 30 player Sabine Lisicki in straight sets before losing in the quarterfinals to Eva Birnerová. In October 2010 she was seeded fifth for the women's singles at the Commonwealth Games, taking the rare opportunity to represent Guernsey. She eventually lost to top seed, Anastasia Rodionova of Australia in the quarterfinals. Partnering Patrick Ogier, Watson also reached the quarterfinals of the mixed doubles where they were defeated by the third seeds, Sarah Borwell and Ken Skupski, representing England.

2011

Watson began 2011 by qualifying for the 2011 ASB Classic. She continued her winning streak in the main tournament and beat ninth seed Carla Suárez Navarro to get into the quarterfinals, where she lost to Shuai Peng of China. She also made the quarterfinals of the doubles tournament, partnering Kurumi Nara.

Watson then moved on to the 2011 Australian Open, where she beat Kristina Mladenovic in the first round of qualifying, 6–2, 6–3.

Watson then qualified for the 2011 Cellular South Cup, beating Andrea Hlaváčková and Stéphanie Foretz Gacon in the first and second rounds respectively to reach her second quarterfinal of the year. She lost to Evgeniya Rodina, 6–3, 6–4. She also reached the quarterfinals of the doubles tournament partnering Anna-Lena Grönefeld.

On 3 April 2011, Watson won two matches to qualify for the 2011 Family Circle Cup, where she lost a close three-set match to Christina McHale in the first round, 5–7, 6–3, 7–6³.

Watson next attempted to qualify for the Estoril Open. In the first round of qualifying, she beat former world number 17 Karolina Sprem, 1–6, 6–3, 3–0(ret). She went on to beat Poland's Katarzyna Piter in the second round of qualifying, but eventually lost to Austria's Tamira Paszek in the final qualifying round, 6-0- 6–3.

Watson successfully qualified for the 2011 French Open. She beat Ioana Raluca Olaru, 6–3, 6–0, and Sally Peers, 6–3, 7–5, in the first and second rounds respectively to reach the final round, where she defeated Stefanie Vögele, 6–4, 6–4, to gain a place in the main draw for the first time. This was the first time a British woman had qualified for the French Open since Kate Brasher, the daughter of Shirley Bloomer and Chris Brasher, in 1983. She played French wildcard Stéphanie Foretz Gacon in the first round, triumphing 7–6⁶, 6–1. By winning this match, Watson became the first British woman since Clare Wood in 1994, to reach the second round of the French Open. The victory saw her break into the top 100 for the first time. She lost to 16th seed Kaia Kanepi in the second round, 6–1, 6–3.

Watson continued her good form entering the grass court season when she beat 15th seed Chanelle Scheepers, 6–3, 7–5, in the first round of the 2011 AEGON Classic. She followed this up by beating Misaki Doi, 6–2, 6–4, in the second round. However, she lost to third seed and eventual semifinalist Peng Shuai in the third round.

On June 22, 2011, Watson played Mathilde Johansson in her first round match in the Wimbledon Championships, winning the opening set 6–2, before suffering an arm injury in the second set. The second and third sets were won by Johansson, 6–4, 6–4. On 25 June 2011, Heather and her mixed double partner Ross Hutchins beat Marcelo Melo and Rennae Stubbs, 6–7, 6–3, 8–6 in the Wimbledon Championships.

On August 29, 2011, in the first round of the US Open, Watson lost to previous champion Maria Sharapova, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3. After the match, Sharapova stated "There's no doubt that she's a great up-and-coming player".

Playing equipment

Watson is sponsored by American apparel company K-Swiss for her clothing and footwear. She currently uses Dunlop rackets.

WTA tour and ITF circuit finals

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References

External links

Profile on the WTA Tour's official website

Heather Watson CoreTennis Profile

Heather Watson's Official Twitter Account

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Coordinates	33°51′35.9″N151°12′40″N
Name	Ana Ivanović Ана Ивановић
Nickname	Anči
Country	(2003–2006) (2006–present)
Residence	Basel, Switzerland
Nationality
Birth date	November 06, 1987
Birth place	Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height
Weight
Turnedpro	August 17, 2003
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Careerprizemoney	US$ 8,734,072
Singlesrecord	306–132 (70%)
Singlestitles	11 WTA, 5 ITF
Highestsinglesranking	No. 1 (June 9, 2008)
Currentsinglesranking	No. 22 (January 16, 2012)
Australianopenresult	F (2008)
Frenchopenresult	W (2008)
Wimbledonresult	SF (2007)
Usopenresult	4R (2007, 2010, 2011)
Othertournaments	yes
Wtachampionshipsresult	SF (2007)
Doublesrecord	25–30
Doublestitles	0
Highestdoublesranking	No. 50 (September 25, 2006)
Currentdoublesranking	No. 159 (January 16, 2012)
Grandslamsdoublesresults	yes
Frenchopendoublesresult	1R (2005, 2007)
Wimbledondoublesresult	3R (2005)
Usopendoublesresult	3R (2006)
Updated	January 24, 2012 }}

Ana Ivanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Ана Ивановић; ) (born November 6, 1987, in Belgrade, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia) is a former world no. 1 Serbian tennis player. As of January 16, 2012, she is ranked 22nd on the WTA rankings. She beat Dinara Safina to win the 2008 French Open and was the runner-up in singles at the 2007 French Open and the 2008 Australian Open. Competing as a professional since 2003, she has won 11 WTA Tour singles titles. When on form, Ana is known for her aggressive style of play.

Early life

Ivanović's mother Dragana (Драгана), a lawyer, supports her daughter during most of her matches. Her father Miroslav (Мирослав), a self-employed businessman, attends as many events as he possibly can. Ana has a younger brother, Miloš (Милош), with whom she loves to play basketball.

Personal life

Aside from her tennis career, Ivanović also studies finance at a university in Belgrade and Spanish in her spare time. Her inspiration to begin playing was Monika Seleš, who at that time played for Yugoslavia.

On September 8, 2007, Ivanović became a UNICEF National Ambassador for Serbia, alongside Aleksandar Đorđević, Jelena Janković and Emir Kusturica. She takes a special interest in the fields of education and child protection. Ivanović visited a primary school in Serbia during her inauguration and said that she is "also looking forward to going into the classroom and meeting many kids."

Career

Ivanović picked up a racket at the age of five after watching Monica Seles, a fellow Yugoslav, on television. She started her career after memorizing the number of a local tennis clinic from an advertisement. At the time, she was forced to train during the morning to avoid bombardments. Later, she admitted that she trained in an abandoned swimming pool in the winter, as there were no other facilities. When she was 15, Ivanović spent four hours in the locker room crying after a defeat – the first that her new manager had watched. She thought that Dan Holzmann, the manager in question, would drop her, thinking that she was not good enough to become a professional tennis player. He has stayed her manager to this day.

2004

Ivanović reached the final of the Junior Wimbledon tournament in 2004, losing to Kateryna Bondarenko. In 2004, she went 26–0 on the ITF circuit, and won all five events that she entered, two of them as a qualifier. As a qualifier in Zürich, she overcame a 5–1 third set deficit along with two match points to defeat world no. 29 Tatiana Golovin 7–5,6–7(2),7–6(3). She then debuted in the qualifying draw of a Grand Slam at the US Open, where she was defeated by Lioudmila Skavronskaia after winning the first set 6–1 and having two match points on 5–4 in 3rd set. She eventually fell to a close loss, 6–1, 4–6, 5–7. Her first professional breakthrough occurred in the next match, when she took Venus Williams to two tiebreaks, before losing in straight sets in the second round of the Zürich Open. She had held several set points in both sets. She followed up her run in Zürich with a quarterfinal showing at Luxembourg the next week.

2005

Ivanović won her first career singles title, as a qualifier, in Canberra, Australia, after defeating Melinda Czink in the final. Her ranking continued to rise after wins over Svetlana Kuznetsova 6–3,3–6,7–5 in Miami, Nadia Petrova 6–4,7–5 also in Miami 6–2,6–4 , and Vera Zvonareva in Warsaw, all of whom were top-10 players. Ivanović lost to Amélie Mauresmo at the Australian Open in third round, Doha in third round after Ivanović had 6–2,2–0 lead and in 3rd set had three break points for 5–2 lead, and Miami Masters in quartefinals, before defeating her in the third round of the French Open 6–4,3–6,6–3. At that stage in her career it was arguably her biggest win. Ivanović eventually reached the quarterfinals of that tournament, where she lost to Petrova. Later in the year, Ivanović reached the semifinals of the Zurich Open and Generali Ladies Linz, losing to Patty Schnyder in both tournaments.Ivanović finished the year as no. 16.

2006

Ivanović started the year at the Hopman Cup in Perth, Australia with fellow Serbian Novak Djoković, where the pair narrowly missed the final. To start off her WTA year, she played at the Medibank International in Sydney where she once again defeated Amélie Mauresmo, this time in straight sets 6–2,7–5, before falling to Svetlana Kuznetsova in the quarterfinals 7–6(3),6–3 after having 5–2 lead in first set. A week later, she lost to Samantha Stosur in the second round of the Australian Open 6–3,7–5.

Ivanović made it to the third round of the French Open, before losing to Anastasia Myskina. She progressed to the fourth round at Wimbledon, but lost to eventual champion and world no. 1 Amélie Mauresmo in straight sets 7–5,6–3 after beating no. 14 seed Dinara Safina 3–6,7–6(3),6–1.

Ivanović made her breakthrough in August when she defeated former world no. 1 Martina Hingis 6–2,6–3 in the final of the Rogers Cup in Montreal before beating Jelena Janković 6–1,6–2, no. 14 seed Katarina Srebotnik 6–4,6–4 and top 10 player Dinara Safina 6–1,6–4. This ultimately led to her winning the United States Open Series, ahead of Kim Clijsters and Maria Sharapova. At the US Open, she lost to Serena Williams.

Ivanović also played nine tournaments in doubles in 2006, teaming up with Maria Kirilenko and Sania Mirza. Ivanović and Kirilenko made two semifinals and a final; they ended the year at number 17 in the annual race to the Championships. Ivanović finished the year ranked world no. 14 in singles and world no. 51 in doubles.

2007

Ivanović started the year at the 2007 Medibank International were she beat no. 5 Nadia Petrova but lost to Nicole Vaidišová.Seeded 13th at the Australian Open, Ivanović defeated Agnieszka Radwańska 6–2,3–6,6–2 in the second round, but lost in the third round to Vera Zvonareva after she missed some opportunities. Immediately after this tournament, she announced that she had split with her coach David Taylor.Ivanović then played 2007 Toray Pan Pacific Open, in quatrefinals she beat no. 10 Jelena Janković 3–6,6–4,6–2, in semifinals she beat No. 1 Maria Sharapova 6–1, 0–1 when Sharapova was forced to retire, but lost in Final to Martina Hingis 4–6, 2–6.

At the Tier I Pacific Life Open in Indian Wells, California, she was defeated in the fourth round by Sybille Bammer 6–7(6),6–0,3–6 after easy wins over Vania King and Alicia Molik. Yaroslava Shvedova then defeated Ivanović in the second round of the Tier I Sony Ericsson Open in Miami Masters.Then she played tournament in Amelia Island were she lost in semifinals to no. 19 and eventual champion Tatiana Golovin 4–6,6–3,4–6 after Ivanović had break points in all games of serve for Tatiana.It was first win for her in seven meetings.After she lost in semifinals she won no. 9 Jelena Janković 7–5,6–3 in quartefinals.

Ivanović then returned to Europe to play two clay-court tournaments in preparation for the French Open. In Berlin at the Qatar Telecom German Open, she won her first Tier I clay court title, defeating world no. 4 Svetlana Kuznetsova in the final 3–6,6–4,7–6(4).It was very long and interesting match, in first set Kuznetsova was leading 5–1 and she officially won the set 6–3.In second set Ivanović had 2–0 lead, after Kuznetsova equalized on 2–2, Ivanović again broke for 4–2, but Kuznetsova equalized on 4–4 and Ivanović officially won the second set 6–4.Third set was the longest one, Kuznetsova first broke Ana's serve for 2–1 lead, but Ana was strong and pulled for 5–3, even then the match wasn't finished because Ivanović needed tie-break to finally finish the match.However, Ivanović injured her ankle during the final, which forced her to withdraw from the Tier I Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome. The win in Berlin propelled her into the top ten of the WTA Rankings for the first time, at world no. 8.

Ivanović had a six-match winning streak heading into the French Open and increased this streak to twelve by reaching the final. She won her first three matches with the loss of only nine games. In her second career quarterfinal at Roland Garros, Ivanović defeated world no. 3 Kuznetsova 6–0,3–6,6–1, and she then beat world no. 2 Sharapova 6–2,6–1 in less than one hour in the semifinals. In the final, Ivanović attempted to win her first Grand Slam singles title and complete a sweep of the top three players in the world. However, world no. 1 and two-time defending champion Justine Henin won the match. Later on, Ivanović admitted that the idea of being in the final of a Grand Slam tournament had overwhelmed her.

At Wimbledon, Ivanović defeated world no. 9 Nadia Petrova 6–1,2–6,6–4 in the fourth round, and saved three match points to defeat Nicole Vaidišová 4–6,6–2,7–5 in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, three-time former Wimbledon champion Venus Williams defeated Ivanović 6–2,6–4 after Ivanović had a break of lead in the second set.

A persistent knee injury sustained at Wimbledon caused Ivanović to withdraw from Serbian Fed Cup competition against Slovakia and two lead-up events to the US Open. She returned to the tour at the East West Bank Classic in Carson, California, saving two match points in the semifinals with huge winner before defeating no. 3 Janković 4–6,6–3,7–5 in trilling match. In the final, Ivanović defeated top 10 player Petrova to win the fourth singles title of her career, which raised her ranking to a career-high of world no. 4.

In Ivanović's first three matches at the US Open, she lost only 10 games. Venus Williams then eliminated her for the second consecutive time at a Grand Slam tournament.

Ivanović returned to Europe for three tournaments. At the Tier II Luxembourg Championships, Ivanović qualified for the Sony Ericsson Championships by virtue of reaching the semifinals. In the final, Ivanović rallied from 6–3, 3–0 down to defeat Daniela Hantuchová 3–6,6–4,6–3 in two hours and 25 minutes. This was her fifth career title.In quatrefinals and semiinals she beat Tatiana Golovin 6–1,6–2 and Vera Zvonareva 6–4,6–2.

To end the year, Ivanović played the Sony Ericsson Championships in Madrid, Spain. Seeded fourth and assigned to the Red Group during the round-robin phase, she defeated world no. 2 Kuznetsova 6–1,4–6,7–5, after she had 4–0 and three break points for 5–0 in third set she eventually won the set 7–5 and Hantuchová in straight sets 6–2,7–6.She qualified to semifinals and then Sharapova defeated Ivanović in the final match of the round-robin stage. Because she finished second in her group, Ivanović played world no. 1 Henin in the semifinals, in which the Belgian won 6–4,6–4.

Ivanović finished the year with a career-high ranking of world no. 4.

2008

Ivanović started the year at the 2008 Medibank International were she beat top 20 player, but she lost to world no. 1 Henin 2–6,6–2,4–6 after had break points on 4–4 in third set.It was great chance for Ivanović to win Henin for the first time.As the fourth seed at the Australian Open, Ivanović defeated top 20 players Katarina Srebotnik 6–3,6–4 and Caroline Wozniacki 6–1,7–6(2) and 8th seed Venus Williams for the first time in her career by beating her in straight sets 7–6(3),6–4. Later in the semifinals, she was down 0–6, 0–2 before she defeated Daniela Hantuchová 0–6,6–3,6–4. She lost to 5th seed Maria Sharapova 7–5,6–3 in the final. Her ranking rose to world no. 2 as a result of her performance at the tournament, the highest of her career at the time.

In Serbia's Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I D round-robin tie against Poland in Budapest, Ivanović defeated Urszula Radwańska in straight sets 6–3,6–1. In Serbia's second round-robin tie against Romania, Ivanović defeated Monica Niculescu 5–7,6–4,7–5 and then teamed with Jelena Janković to win the deciding doubles rubber against the Romanian team 2–6,7–6(2),7–6(4) after Janković lost her singles match. In the promotion playoff, Ivanović beat Renée Reinhard 6–2,3–6,6–3 of the Netherlands, as Serbia advanced to the World Group II playoffs in April.

In Doha and Dubai she finished in quatrefinals after she withdrew from Doha, and lost in Dubai to Elena Dementieva 7–5,3–6,3–6 after having 3–1 lead and 2 game points in second set before easy win over top 10 player Nicole Vaidisova 6–4,6–0 in second round.

In March, Ivanović defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova in the final of the Tier I Pacific Life Open in Indian Wells, California 6–4,6–3 before wins over top 15 players Francesca Schiavone 2–6,7–5,6–2 and Vera Zvonareva 6–1,6–4 and world no. 4 Jelena Janković 7–6(3),6–3 in the semifinals.In first set against Jelena she had 5–3 lead and even some set points on 6–5, but eventually won the set 7–6. She was very tired after the tournament so she lost to Lindsay Davenport in the third round of the Tier I Sony Ericsson Open in Miami the following week.

Ivanović started her clay-court season as defending champion at the Qatar Telecom German Open in Berlin. She lost to Elena Dementieva 6–2,7–5 for the fourth time in four meetings in the semifinals after beating no. 9 Ágnes Szávay 3–6,6–4,6–3 in the quarterfinals. Ivanović was seeded second at the 2008 French Open, where she defeated Petra Cetkovská 6–0,6–0 in fourth round, world no. 10 Patty Schnyder 6–3,6–2 in quatrefinals and world no. 3 Jelena Janković in a thrilling encounter in the semifinals 6–4,3–6,6–4. First Jelena had 4–2 lead, then Ivanović was very near to winning match after 6–4,3–1 lead, then Janković had 4–6,6–3,3–1 after Ana came for 3–3 in third set and again lost her serve, but was able to win the set 6–4.The win guaranteed Ivanović's ascent to world no. 1 the following week, regardless of her performance in the final. Nonetheless, she went on to defeat Dinara Safina in straight sets 6–4,6–3 in the final, winning her first (and to date, only) Grand Slam singles title.

At Wimbledon, Ivanović had quick work of her first round match 6–1,6–2, only to encounter an inspired Nathalie Dechy in the second round. Ivanović looked to be headed for a straight-sets win afte having 5–3 lead in first set, before Dechy eventually launched a comeback that saw her produce two match points, before Ivanović finally advanced to the third round with 6–7(2),7–6(3),10–8 win. Here, she lost to unseeded wildcard Zheng Jie of China in straight sets.

Ivanović started the summer hard-court season with a third-round loss at the Rogers Cup in Montreal to Tamira Paszek 2–6,6–1,2–6. Ivanović, bothered by a sore thumb sustained during practice two weeks before Montreal, withdrew from the East West Bank Classic in Los Angeles. Her withdrawal saw her lose the world no. 1 ranking to Janković. The thumb injury also caused her to withdraw from the Summer Olympics in Beijing, which Ivanović described as "one of the worst moments of her career." Ivanović, having reclaimed her world no. 1 ranking on August 18, was the top-seeded player at the US Open, but lost to Julie Coin 3–6,6–4,3–6 in very exciting and high-quality second round match. The loss was the earliest defeat of the top-seeded player at the US Open since the 1973 tournament.

In her first match after the US Open, at the Tier I Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo, Ivanović was defeated by Nadia Petrova 1–6,6–1,2–6 of Russia in three sets, bringing her win-loss record since the French Open to 4–4. Ivanović later told the press that she was "just happy to be back injury-free" and that she needed to "play more matches get back into rhythm." Ivanović then played in Bejing and after two great results she lost to Zheng Jie 6–7(6),6–2,4–6 match after having a break in first and third set and winning 16 more points than her opponent.

Then she came back to Europe to play three more tournaments, first in Moscow where she lost to Dominika Cibulkova 6–2,2–6,7–6(5) after having two match points.In Zurich open she lost in semifinal to Venus Williams 6–4,3–6,4–6 after leading 3–1 in third set before two easy wins over Marion Bartoli 6–2,6–4 and Petra Kvitova 6–1,6–4.Ivanović played the Generali Ladies Linz in Linz torunament and was the top seed. She won the tournament by crushing top 10 players Vera Zvonareva 6–2,6–1 and Agnieszka Radwańska 6–2,3–6,7–5 in final and semifinal.

At the year-end Sony Ericsson Championships in Doha, Qatar, Ivanović was seeded fourth. In her first round-robin match, she was defeated by world no. 1 Janković after she won the best point of the year, hot shot. Her next match was against Zvonareva, to whom she also lost in three exciting sets. She withdrew from her final match against Kuznetsova because of a virus.

2009

At the Australian Open, Ivanović was seeded fifth and won her first two matches in straight sets before losing to 29th seed Russian Alisa Kleybanova in the third round.

Ivanović took part in Serbia's Fed Cup win in the World Group II tie against Japan. She defeated Ai Sugiyama and Ayumi Morita to help Serbia to a 4–1 win. At the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships, a Premier 5 event, she lost to Serena Williams in the quarterfinals. Around this time, Ivanović began working with her new coach Craig Kardon, after parting with former coach Sven Groeneveld.

At the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California, where she was defending champion, Ivanović advanced to the finals, before losing to Vera Zvonareva. In Miami, Ivanović lost in the third round to Ágnes Szávay. In April, Ivanović took part in Serbia's Fed Cup World Group Play-offs against Spain. She defeated Anabel Medina Garrigues to help Serbia gain promotion to the World Group with a 4–0 win.

At the 2009 French Open, Ivanović won her first three matches in straight sets, before losing to Victoria Azarenka in the fourth round. This early loss caused Ivanović to fall out of the top ten for the first time since May, 2007. After the loss, Ivanović announced that she would cease working with Craig Kardon, and would be participating in the adidas Player Development Program, where she would be coached by Sven Groeneveld, Darren Cahill, Mats Merkel and Gil Reyes.

At Wimbledon, Ivanović was seeded 13th. She faced two match points against Lucie Hradecká, before prevailing. She then took down Sara Errani and 18th seed Samantha Stosur in the second and third rounds in straight sets, before retiring against third seed and eventual finalist Venus Williams.

At the U.S. Open, Ivanović lost in the first round of a Grand Slam for the first time in her career by succumbing to Kateryna Bondarenko. After the match, former Wimbledon champion Pat Cash criticized Ivanović's new service motion, stating that watching it was a "painful experience" and that it "[weakened] her threat." He also felt that Ivanović was "over-analysing" her game and that her main problem was "her lack of confidence."

At the Premier 5 Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo, Ivanović suffered her third successive defeat by losing to Lucie Šafářová in the first round. Citing an upper respiratory tract infection, Ivanović pulled out of the China Open and announced on her website that she was taking the rest of the year off.

She finished the year with a 24–14 match record, her worst since she turned pro, and did not win any titles. Ivanović only reached three quarterfinals, one semifinal, and one final, and only won back-to-back matches six times. Ivanović ended the year ranked 21, the first time she had been ranked outside the top 20 since July 2005.

2010

Ivanović started the year at the 2010 Brisbane International. Seeded third, Ivanović reached her first semifinal since Indian Wells in 2009. She eventually bowed out to wildcard Justine Henin in Henin's first tournament since her return from retirement. Ivanović was seeded 20th at the 2010 Australian Open, but lost to Gisela Dulko in the second round in three sets.

Ivanović then participated in the opening round of the 2010 Fed Cup in Serbia's tie against Russia. She went 0–2 in her singles matches, losing to Svetlana Kuznetsova and Alisa Kleybanova, both in straight sets. She partnered with Jelena Janković in the deciding doubles match, but they fell to Kuznetsova and Kleybanova. Ivanović then withdrew from Dubai with shoulder tendinitis.

Ivanović announced that she would be working with Steffi Graf's former coach Heinz Gunthardt on a trial basis during the spring North American hard-court season, suspending her relationship with the Adidas Player Development Program indefinitely. In her first match as Gunthardt's pupil, a one-set semifinal against reigning US Open champion Kim Clijsters in the 2010 Billie Jean King Cup at Madison Square Garden, Ivanović lost in a tiebreak, despite having held match point. After the match, Ivanović stated that she had noted improvements in her game.

Despite her improvements reflected in the BNP Paribas Showdown, Ivanović lost her opening match to world no. 63 Anastasija Sevastova at the 2010 BNP Paribas Open. Never before had she suffered four consecutive losses. By also losing a huge number of ranking points, Ivanović dropped out of the top 50 for the first time since March 2005. Seeded 25th at the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami, Ivanović won her first match since the Australian Open, but then lost to Agnieszka Radwańska in the third round.

In her first clay-court event of the year at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Ivanović suffered a second consecutive loss to Radwańska. In her first doubles match since June 2009, partnering Andrea Petkovic, she lost to Borwell and Kops-Jones.

Unseeded at the 2010 Internazionali BNL d'Italia, Ivanović had her best week of tennis in nearly two years. She stunned top-10 players Victoria Azarenka and Elena Dementieva, and top-20 player Nadia Petrova, all in straight sets, before losing to eventual champion María José Martínez Sánchez in the semifinals. She was granted a wildcard into the Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open in Madrid, and received a bye in the first round due to her semifinal appearance at the Italian Open. She was the first unseeded wildcard to receive a first-round bye in the history of the WTA Tour. She lost in the second round to Jelena Janković, despite leading by a set and a break. Ivanović entered the 2010 French Open unseeded at a Grand Slam for the first time since 2005. She fell to Alisa Kleybanova in the second round.

In the UNICEF Open, Ivanović fell to seventh-seeded German Andrea Petkovic in the second round. Ivanović was defeated in the first round of Wimbledon by 13th seed Shahar Pe'er, and as a consequence saw her ranking drop to world no. 64.

In the opening round of the Bank of the West Classic at Stanford University, Ivanović avenged her 2009 Australian Open and 2010 French Open defeats to Alisa Kleybanova, before losing in the next round to Marion Bartoli in straight sets. At the Mercury Insurance Open, Ivanović once again suffered a first-round loss to Shahar Pe'er. At the Western and Southern Financial Group Women's Open, she rallied from a set and a break down to beat Victoria Azarenka in three sets. Ivanović retired against Kim Clijsters in the semifinals due to a foot injury. Her ranking dramatically improved to world no. 39. The injury caused her to withdraw from the Pilot Pen tournament held in New Haven.

Unseeded at the 2010 US Open, Ivanović breezed into the fourth round with straight-set victories, before losing to defending and eventual champion Kim Clijsters.

Ivanović went into the Hansol Korea Open as the seventh seed, but lost her opener to Vera Dushevina. Ivanović then defeated Kleybanova, the Korea Open champion, in the first round of the 2010 Toray Pan Pacific Open, before again losing to Bartoli in straight sets. Ivanović avenged her losses to Bartoli at the 2010 China Open, beating the Frenchwoman in straight sets in the first round. On her way to the quarterfinals, Ivanović scored another top-10 victory by defeating Elena Dementieva for the second time in 2010. Ana fell to world no. 1 Caroline Wozniacki. By virtue of her quarterfinal finish, Ivanović re-entered the top 30.

Entering the 2010 Generali Ladies Linz as a wildcard, Ivanović defeated Patty Schnyder in the finals, 6–1, 6–2, in just 47 minutes of play. Ana headed to the 2010 BGL Luxembourg Open as the fourth seed, where she breezed right through to the quarterfinals, before falling to eighth seed Julia Görges. Meanwhile, after making the quarterfinals of the doubles tournament with Yanina Wickmayer, they fell to fourth seeds Lucie Hradecká and Renata Voráčová.

Ivanović revealed that she had ended her coaching relationship with Swiss star Heinz Gunthardt, because Gunthardt mixed his interest in tennis with being a Swiss television commentator.

By virtue of her title in Linz, Ivanović qualified for the last tournament of the season, the 2010 Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions. She made it to the finals, where she defeated Russian Alisa Kleybanova for her tenth career title and her second of the year. With her title in Bali, Ivanović achieved a year-end ranking of no. 17, her fifth finish in the top 20.

2011

Ivanović started the year with the 2011 Hopman Cup in Perth, Australia. She competed along with Novak Djokovic under the Serbian flag. Ana and Djokovic swept their first two ties against Kazakhstan and Australia, 3–0, but fell against Belgium, 1–2. They did qualify for the final, but due to an injury sustained during Ivanović's match against Justine Henin, Serbia was forced to withdraw. Along with the Hopman Cup, Ivanović also withdrew from Sydney.

Ivanović was seeded 19th at the 2011 Australian Open, where she lost to Ekaterina Makarova, 6–3, 4–6, 8–10, in the first round in 2 hours and 47 minutes. Ivanović then played in the PTT Pattaya Open, where she fell in the quarterfinals to fifth seed Roberta Vinci in straight sets, 5–7, 3–6. She headed to Dubai as the 14th seed, where she lost against Patty Schnyder in three sets. She stated the loss was in part because of the abdominal injury sustained in the beginning of the season, and she subsequently withdrew from Doha.

Ivanović then headed to Indian Wells, where she was seeded 19th. After losing her doubles match with Petkovic in a tight three-setter, she lost to Marion Bartoli in the quarterfinals.

Ivanović then played in the 2011 Sony Ericsson Open, where she was seeded 19th. She lost against defending champion Kim Clijsters in her fourth-round match, despite having a 5–1, 40–0 lead in the third set and having five match points. She partnered with Petkovic in doubles where, after scoring a first round win, they stunned sixth-seeded Benesova and Zahlavova Strycova. They withdrew from the doubles competition after Ivanovic lost to Clijsters.

Ivanović withdrew from the 2011 Andalucia Tennis Experience tournament to better prepare herself for the upcoming clay-court season. However, she joined Serbia in the 2011 Fed Cup event. Ivanović scored a point for Serbia by beating Daniela Hantuchová in straight sets, 6–2, 6–4, but had to retire in her next match against Dominika Cibulková, as she renewed an injury from the beginning of the season. Despite that, Serbia beat Slovakia in the deciding doubles rubber, 3–2.

Ivanović's next scheduled tournament was the 2011 Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open, where she was seeded 15th. After her early exit in the first round, losing to Bethanie Mattek-Sands, Ivanović headed to 2011 Internazionali BNL d'Italia, where she was 13th seed. Ivanović lost in the second round to Yanina Wickmayer in three sets. Ivanović withdrew from Strasbourg due to a minor wrist injury. Ana then lost to Johanna Larsson, 6–7(3), 6–0, 2–6, in her first round match at the 2011 French Open. Ivanović had a slight resurgence in Birmingham, reaching the semifinals, but lost to Daniela Hantuchová in three sets. Ivanović lost to Venus Williams in the second round at Eastbourne.

She beat Melanie Oudin in the first round at Wimbledon in straight sets. After her win over Eleni Daniilidou in the second round, also in straight sets, she fell in the third round. She was beaten by Petra Cetkovská who had beaten 13th seed Agnieszka Radwańska in round two. After Wimbledon, Ivanovic hired Nigel Sears, the head of women's tennis at the Lawn Tennis Association, as her coach.In Stanford, Ivanović fell against Japan's Ayumi Morita in her opening match, 3–6, 5–7. As the fifth seed in Carlsbad, she received a first-round bye. In round two, she avenged the previous week's loss by beating Ayumi Morita, 6–1, 7–6⁵, despite trailing 0–5 in the second set. In the third round, Ana cruised past Alberta Brianti of Italy, 6–1, 6–2. Ivanović then took on Shuai Peng in the quarterfinals and won in two sets. In the semifinals, she lost against top seed Vera Zvonareva, 7–5, 4–6, 4–6. After losing to Roberta Vinci in her third round match at the Roger's Cup, Ana, who teamed with Andrea Petkovic, had to withdraw in the middle of her doubles match while playing against fourth-seeded Azarenka and Kirilenko. At the US Open, Ivanović defeated Ksenia Pervak of Russia in the first round. She received a walkover from Petra Cetkovská and advanced to the third round. In the third round, Ivanovic defeated Sloane Stephens, 6–3, 6–4, to advance to the fourth round, where she faced Serena Williams, losing in straight sets 3–6, 4–6, in just 74 minutes. She also played alongside fellow countryman Nenad Zimonjic in the mixed doubles competition for the first time, but fell against Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Yung-jan Chan, 3–6, 4–6.

During the Toray Pan Pacific Open Ivanovic recorded victories in straight sets over Anastasia Rodionova and wildcard Laura Robson, before losing to Maria Kirilenko in the third round.

At the China Open Ivanovic defeated Kimiko Date Krumm and Svetlana Kuznetsova in straights to reach the third round, where she beat third seed and world no. 4 Vera Zvonareva, 6–2, 6–1. She then faced Agnieszka Radwańska in the quarter-finals. She lost the first set 3–6 and was down 2–3 when she had to retire because of a back injury. Ivanovic received a wild card to play in the 2011 Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions, which she won last year. In her first round she played Italy's Roberta Vinci and defeated her 6–3 6–3. In the semi-finals she beat Russian Nadia Petrova 6–1, 7–5. In the final, she captured her 11 WTA title by beating Anabel Medina Garrigues in straights sets, 6–3, 6–0. This is the first time she had ever defended her title in a tournament.

2012

Ivanović began her season at the 2012 Brisbane International where she was defeated in the second round by fifth seed Kim Clijsters in three sets, 1–6, 6–1, 3–6 after leading 3–0 in the final set. Ivanović's next event was the Apia International Sydney but she lost in the first round to Lucie Šafářová in straight sets, 6–7(5) 2–6. Ivanović's next event was the 2012 Australian Open where she was seeded 21st. Ivanović did not drop a set en route to the fourth round, defeating Lourdes Domínguez Lino, Michaella Krajicek and Vania King along the way. In the fourth round, Ivanović lost in straight sets to the World No. 2 Petra Kvitová, 6-2, 7-6(7-2).

Equipment

Ivanović endorsed Nike apparel and shoes at the beginning of her professional career, but at the beginning of 2006 switched to rival Adidas. Ivanovic then signed a lifetime contract with the company. Ivanovic will become an Ambassador for Adidas once she retires from competitive tennis. She is believed to be the youngest athlete, male or female, to sign a contract of such longevity. She started with the Wilson racquets, eventually using the nCode nBlade. Since the beginning of 2008, Ivanović has used Yonex racquets. She previously used the RQiS 1 Tour XL 95, but at the beginning of the Western and Southern Financial Group Women's Open 2010 in Cincinnati switched to a prototype version of a new Yonex racket. Ivanovic plays with the Yonex EZONE 100 model.

Playing style

Ivanović is an offensive baseliner who is notable for her aggressive play. In 2007 and 2008, Ivanović was regarded as one of the best competitors on the women's tour. After winning the 2008 French Open and becoming no. 1, Ivanović endured a decline in form. Many critics attributed this to lack of confidence. At the 2010 Australian Open, Hall of Famer Martina Navratilova commented that, "while she has absolutely no confidence in herself, she still fights till the last point." She has since made some improvements to her playing style after appointing a new coach in 2010. As a result, she started to play with more confidence and won matches more consistently. Recently, however, an inexplicable loss of form and increased injury has sent Ivanovic back to the drawing board.

Serve

Ivanović's serve is a powerful weapon. She hit a serve at the French Open in 2007, the fifth fastest serve of all time on the WTA Tour. As of late, however, her serve has become unreliable, mostly due to technical issues with her ball toss. The success of her ball toss is directly associated with her nerves. During the French Open final in 2007, Ivanović was overcome with nerves and her toss went astray. During Ivanović's slump in play in 2009, her serve became gradually less effective as her confidence diminished. Ana is now confident she has rectified these problems.

Groundstokes

Another one of Ivanović's strengths is her powerful forehand. A flat stroke, hit with not a lot of topspin which gives it its power, it has been considered to be one of the best forehands in the game. Ivanović tends to hit more winners of this wing. Her backhand, although not as big as her forehand, has improved over the years. Ivanović's movement and net play were once considered to be her weaknesses, but they have both improved over the years. She is considered now to be considerably faster than when she started playing professional tennis.

Surfaces

Ivanović's best surface is the clay court, where her height allows her to strike clean winners off of high-bouncing balls. Nonetheless, she is capable of performing well on hard and grass courts as well. When she launched her re-branded site during 2010, she stated in her bio that she likes all surfaces.

Awards

Ivanović has won the following awards:

Sony Ericsson WTA Tour most Improved player (2005)

Sony Ericsson WTA Tour most Improved player (2007)

Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award (2007)

Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Diamond ACES Award (2008)

Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Humanitarian Award (2009)

Nominated for U.S. Secretary of State's 2007 International Women of Courage Award (2007)

Michael Westphal Award (2008)

Singles performance timeline

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Career statistics

Video games

Ivanović has appeared as a character in ''Smash Court Tennis 3'', released in 2007, ''Virtua Tennis 2009'', released in 2009, ''Grand Slam Tennis'' for Wii, also released in 2009, ''Top Spin 4'' and ''Virtua Tennis 4'' both released in 2011. She stars, among others, alongside Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Lindsay Davenport, Anna Chakvetadze, Venus Williams and Maria Sharapova.

Other ventures

Ana has appeared in a song called "Hurricane Ana," produced by Serbian rapper Filip Filipi and Collie Buddz. Also, she appeared on a number of international magazines like FHM (Germany, United Kingdom, Australia), Cosmopolitan (Serbia), Vanidades (Mexico), Grazia (Serbia), The Best Shop (Serbia), Sports Illustrated (South Africa) and others.

See also

Tennis performance timeline comparison (women)

Serbia Fed Cup team

List of Grand Slam women's singles champions

List of WTA number 1 ranked players

References

External links

Category:1987 births Category:Living people Category:Serbian sportswomen Category:Serbian female tennis players Category:Sportspeople from Belgrade Category:Serbian expatriates in Switzerland Category:French Open champions Category:Swiss people of Serbian descent Category:World No. 1 tennis players Category:Hopman Cup competitors

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